"Kavirahasya", “The Secret of Poets”
Rājaśekhara’s View on Poetry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12875138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katarzyna Pażucha (University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 143-166 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cracow Indological Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1732-0917 • E-ISSN: 2449-8696 |
| Publisher | Księgarna Akademicka (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.12797/cis.15.2013.15.09 |
| OpenAlex | W2335276041 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In the tenth century AD, a Sanskrit poet Rājaśekhara composed a peculiar text, the Kāvyamīmāṃsā, “Investigation in Poetry”. In this work he proposed a new, fresh approach to literature: kāvya as a sphere of life rather than mere theory of figuration, alaṅkāraśāstra. This paper will concentrate on the Kavirahasya, the first chapter of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā, describing a poet and his place in the world of literature
Art · Literature · Poetry · Sanskrit · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |