Śakuntalā :
Thapar, Romila,
Śakuntalā : texts, readings, histories / Romila Thapar. - x, 271 pages. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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 came to dominate South Asian culture. Through a careful analysis of sections from Sakuntala and their various iterations in different contexts.
9788188965601 (pbk.)
Śakuntalā--Hindu mythology
Indic drama--History and criticism.
891.22 THA / 014507
Śakuntalā : texts, readings, histories / Romila Thapar. - x, 271 pages. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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 came to dominate South Asian culture. Through a careful analysis of sections from Sakuntala and their various iterations in different contexts.
9788188965601 (pbk.)
Śakuntalā--Hindu mythology
Indic drama--History and criticism.
891.22 THA / 014507