Bhasa - Softcover

V. Venkatachalam

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ISBN 10: 8172016751 ISBN 13: 9788172016753

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, 2017

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Language: English
Pages: 178

From the Jacket

Bhasa, a renowned Sanskrit dramatist of the pre-Christian period, was the most prolific and versatile among classical Sanskrit dramatists. With thirteen plays to his credit, his works outnumber those of Kalidasa, Bhavabhuti, Sudraka, Sriharsha and others. His plays present a diversity of forms and techniques as well as themes, characters and sentiments unparalleled in Sanskrit drama. Unlike other Sanskrit dramas of the later ages, Bhasa's plays rank highest in respect of stage-worthiness. He is also considered a humorist par excellence.

About the Author

V. Venkatachalam (b. 1925) the author of this monograph is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Vikram University, Ujjain and presently the vice-chancellor of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.

At home in three languages-English, Sanskrit and Hindi-Prof. Venkarachalam has ten books and more than hundred research papers to his credit. He has been awarded Certificate of Honour by the President of India (1986).

In this monograph, he presents, within its limited compass, the colourful spectrum of the thirteen plays of Bhasa with a view to projecting some of the best features of Bhasa's dramatic and literary art. Though primarily addressed to the general reader, the book is designed to appeal equally to the interests of both the common intellectual and the demands of the serious student and the specialist.

Preface

In the overall design of this monograph, I have attempted to strike the happy balance between the interests of the general reader and the demands of the more serious student of literature. If at all the scales have tilted at any time, it has mostly been in favou

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