To savor the meaning : the theology of literary emotions in medieval Kashmir /

"Medieval Kashmir in its golden age saw the development of some of the most sophisticated theories of language, literature, and emotion articulated in the pre-modern world. These theories, enormously influential on the later intellectual history of South Asia, were written at a time when religi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Reich, James D. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Series:	South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	Ānandavardhana, > active 9th century. Abhinavagupta, > Rājānaka. Mahimabhaṭṭa, > active 11th century. Abhinavagupta, > Rājānaka Ānandavardhana, > active 9th century Mahimabhaṭṭa, > active 11th century Sanskrit poetry > History and criticism. Dhvani (Poetics) Emotions in literature. Religion and literature > India > Jammu and Kashmir. Religion > Philosophy. Kashmir Śaivism > India > Jammu and Kashmir > History > To 1500. Poets, Sanskrit > India > Jammu and Kashmir. Poésie sanscrite > Histoire et critique. Dhvani (Poétique) Religion > Philosophie. Asia. Medieval. History. RELIGION. Emotions in literature Kashmir Śaivism Poets, Sanskrit Religion and literature Religion > Philosophy Sanskrit poetry India > Jammu and Kashmir To 1500 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Ānandavardhana and the metaphysics of literature
Abhinavagupta's theology
Abhinavagupta's literary theory
Mahimabhaṭṭa on literary knowing
The will of objects
Mahimabhaṭṭa on literary being : the pragmatic use of illusion.