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Sakuntala
Texts, Readings, Histories
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ISBN-13:
9780231527026
Veröffentl:
2011
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
0
Autor:
Romila Thapar
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The figure of Sakuntala appears in many forms throughout South Asian literature, most famously in the Mahabharata and in Kalidisa's fourth-century Sanskrit play, Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection. In these two texts, Sakuntala undergoes a critical transformation, relinquishing her assertiveness and autonomy to become the quintessentially submissive woman, revealing much about the performance of Hindu femininity that would come to dominate South Asian culture. Through a careful analysis of sections from Sakuntala and their various iterations in different contexts, Romila Thapar explores the interactions between literature and history, culture and gender, that frame the development of this canonical figure, as well as a distinct conception of female identity.
The figure of Sakuntala appears in many forms throughout South Asian literature, most famously in theMahabharata and in Kalidisa's fourth-century Sanskrit playSakuntala and the Ring of Recollection. In these two texts, Sakuntala undergoes a critical transformation, relinquishing her assertiveness and autonomy to become the quintessentially submissive woman, revealing much about the performance of Hindu femininity that would come to dominate South Asian culture. Through a careful analysis of sections fromSakuntala and their various iterations in different contexts, Romila Thapar explores the interactions between literature and history, culture and gender, that frame the development of this canonical figure, as well as a distinct conception of female identity.
Preface
1. Preliminaries
2. The Narrative from the Mahabharata
3. The Abhijñana-sakuntalam of Kalidasa
Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection—the play by Kalidasa
4. Popular and high culture as historical parallels
5. Adaptations: another popular tradition and its role in another court
6. Translations: Orientalism, German romanticism and the image of Sakuntala
7. Translation: colonial views
8. Sakuntala from the perspective of middle-class nationalism
9. Conclusion
Endnotes