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_beng
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_a891.22 THA
_b014507
100 1 _aThapar, Romila,
_4author.
245 1 0 _aŚakuntalā :
_btexts, readings, histories /
_cRomila Thapar.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bAnthem Press,
_c2002.
300 _ax, 271 pages. :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
505 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aŚakuntalā
_vHindu mythology
650 0 _aIndic drama
_xHistory and criticism.
700 1 _aKālidāsa, Śakuntalā,
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_cBK