{"product_id":"indian-kavya-literature-vol-3-early-medieval-period-sudraka-to-visakhadatta","title":"Indian Kavya Literature Vol. 3: Early Medieval Period (Sudraka to Visakhadatta)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume III in this series presents some of the most celebrated classical\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ewriters of India, including Sudraka, Visnusarman, Kalidasa, Pravarasena,\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eAmaruka, Bharavi, Subandhu and Visakhadatta. A new analysis and\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eappreciation of their poetry, drama and fiction is offered, in the light of\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eIndian literary criticism, especially of the important critical works only\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003erecently recovered from scattered manuscripts. During the disastrous later\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003emiddle ages (about the thirteenth century and later), most of the earlier\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eliterature was destroyed by invading fanatics and plunderers. In order to\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eoffer a more complete picture of the early medieval literature, an effort\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ehas been made here to resurrect, from the critics and elsewhere, such once\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003efamous writers as Sarvasena, Candragomin, Matrgupta, Mentha and\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eBrahmayasas, together with what is known of the mysterious 'Vikramaditya'.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eTo provide some social background to such aspects of criticism as trends in\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ethe characterisation of heroes, the history of the period (+200 to +600) is\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ebriefly touched on at the beginning of some of the chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cp\u003eThe sculpture photographed on the dust jacket, courtesy of the National\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eMuseum, New Delhi, is believed to represent a scene from the Toy Cart,\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ethough it seems more likely to be from some earlier play.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReview(s)\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author(s)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD PUBLICATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272694169898,"sku":"CRAZY-9789359668611","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/1392_eb87bffd-1c52-419b-9e73-17232656ec81.jpg?v=1773918978","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/indian-kavya-literature-vol-3-early-medieval-period-sudraka-to-visakhadatta","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}