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Design and Rhetoric in a Sanskrit Court Epic: The Kiratarjuniya of Bharavi
Design and Rhetoric in a Sanskrit Court Epic: The Kiratarjuniya of Bharavi
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Indira Viswanathan Peterson provides an introduction to the Sanskrit court epic (mahaμkaμvya), an important genre in classical Indian poetry, and the first study of a celebrated sixth-century poem, the Kiraμtaμrjuniμya (Arjuna and the Hunter) of Bhaμravi. Sanskrit court epics are shown to be characterized both by formalism and a deep engagement with enduring Indian values.
The Kiraμtaμrjuniμya is the earliest literary treatment of the narrative of the Paμn
The Kiraμtaμrjuniμya is the earliest literary treatment of the narrative of the Paμn
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