Abstract
Coming as an afterword to the six papers addressing "Condensed speech" (samāsokti), this short essay assesses their cumulative contribution to our understanding of Dandin's Mirror of Literature (Kāvyādarśa) and its impact. It tries to think of ornaments (alankāra) as primary tools with which we can understand aesthetic theory and practice in South Asia, and which we can also use for analyzing negotiations between its cosmopolitan and vernacular forms (negotiations wherein Dandin's Mirrorplayed a central role).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 183-187 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Rivista degli Studi Orientali |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Copyright by Fabrizio Serra editor, Paisa, Roma.
Keywords
- Alankāra
- Dandin
- Ornaments
- Ruyyaka
- Samāsokti
- Sanskrit
- Sinhala
- Tamil
- Tibetan