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_223 _a891.22 THA _b014507 |
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_aThapar, Romila, _4author. |
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_aŚakuntalā : _btexts, readings, histories / _cRomila Thapar. |
264 | 1 |
_aLondon : _bAnthem Press, _c2002. |
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_ax, 271 pages. : _billustrations ; _c24 cm |
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_2rdacontent _atext _btxt |
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_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn |
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_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc |
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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. | ||
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_aŚakuntalā _vHindu mythology |
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_aIndic drama _xHistory and criticism. |
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700 | 1 | _aKālidāsa, Śakuntalā, | |
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