TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thapar,Romila
AU  - Kālidāsa,Śakuntalā
TI  - Śakuntalā: texts, readings, histories 
SN  - 9788188965601 (pbk.)
U1  - 891.22 THA 23
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London
PB  - Anthem Press, 
KW  - Śakuntalā
KW  - Hindu mythology
KW  - Indic drama
KW  - History and criticism.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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
ER  -