Virginia Saunders
Biographic Data
| ID | 3829511 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia Saunders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia |
| FAMILY NAME | Saunders |
| SIGNATURE | SAUNDERS V |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1919 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1929 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Vision of Vāsavadattā
The Date of Kālidāsa
Magic in the Sanskrit Drama
As MAGIC PLAYS SO important a part in much of the Sanskrit literature, it is not surprising that the dramatists used it frequently to liven up the action of their plays or to develope the plot. In considering the subject of magic at any time one is likely to find himself, upon occasions, in rather a dilemma to know just where to draw the line between magic and religious ceremonies, and I must confess I have not yet fully drawn it to my own satisf…
Some Allusions to Magic in Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra
Some Literary Aspects of the Absence of Tragedy in the Classical Sanskrit Drama
EVERYONE who is acquainted with Sanskrit dramatic literature is aware that one of the most striking characteristics of the so-called classical drama is the absence of a tragic ending. The discovery of the manuscripts of the thirteen plays attributed to Bhdsa proves that this was not true of the older dramas, as some of them are real tragedies. But this fact only makes more puzzling and more interesting the problem of the consistercy with which th…
Portrait Painting as a Dramatic Device in Sanskrit Plays
JUDGING FROM THE MANY INSTANCES of portrait painting in Sanskrit literature, the art was apparently a very common accomplishment. It is interesting to examine the extensive use to which it has been put as a dramatic device in the plays. Kdliddsa employs it in gakuntala and MAlavikagnimitra; Bhavabhu-ti, in Mdlatimddhava and the Uttara-rdma-carita, Harsa in Ratndvall and NMgananda, and Rdjasekhara in Viddhasalibhanjikd. In Mdlavikdgnimitral the ac…
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Portrait Painting as a Dramatic Device in Sanskrit Plays
JUDGING FROM THE MANY INSTANCES of portrait painting in Sanskrit literature, the art was apparently a very common accomplishment. It is interesting to examine the extensive use to which it has been put as a dramatic device in the plays. Kdliddsa employs it in gakuntala and MAlavikagnimitra; Bhavabhu-ti, in Mdlatimddhava and the Uttara-rdma-carita, Harsa in Ratndvall and NMgananda, and Rdjasekhara in Viddhasalibhanjikd. In Mdlavikdgnimitral the ac…
Some Literary Aspects of the Absence of Tragedy in the Classical Sanskrit Drama
EVERYONE who is acquainted with Sanskrit dramatic literature is aware that one of the most striking characteristics of the so-called classical drama is the absence of a tragic ending. The discovery of the manuscripts of the thirteen plays attributed to Bhdsa proves that this was not true of the older dramas, as some of them are real tragedies. But this fact only makes more puzzling and more interesting the problem of the consistercy with which th…
Some Allusions to Magic in Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra
Magic in the Sanskrit Drama
As MAGIC PLAYS SO important a part in much of the Sanskrit literature, it is not surprising that the dramatists used it frequently to liven up the action of their plays or to develope the plot. In considering the subject of magic at any time one is likely to find himself, upon occasions, in rather a dilemma to know just where to draw the line between magic and religious ceremonies, and I must confess I have not yet fully drawn it to my own satisf…
The Vision of Vāsavadattā
The Date of Kālidāsa
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