Indian Aesthetics An Introduction

Author : Mini Chandran,Sreenath V.S.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789389165135

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An Introduction to Indian Aesthetics by Mini Chandran,Sreenath V.S. Pdf

The thinkers and philosophers of ancient India contemplated intensively and extensively about all aspects related to life, and art was one of the major domains they touched upon. A profound and intense analysis of the art experience in literature naturally led to the evolution of one of the most sophisticated and long-standing poetic systems in the world. An Introduction to Indian Aesthetics: History, Theory, and Theoreticians offers a comprehensive historical and conceptual overview of all the major schools in Sanskrit poetics-one of the most sophisticated and long-standing traditions of literary criticism in the ancient world. The book, despite its primary focus on the major exponents of each school, also aims to give the reader a good idea as to how these concepts were treated before and after their major practitioners. An important part of Sanskrit poetics that often intimidates a modern reader is its seemingly difficult terminology. This book particularly addresses this issue by using contemporary idioms for readers who have no background of Sanskrit. It also aims to draw points of comparison, wherever relevant, between certain concepts in Sanskrit poetics and their western counterparts.

Author : Sanjeev Kumar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443875837

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A Student’s Handbook of Indian Aesthetics by Sanjeev Kumar Pdf

Art and life in India have been inextricably intertwined from ancient times to the present day. Art as a way of life, as ritual, as decoration and as unity with the Sublime bore testament to the socio-cultural milieu; the high level of sophistication that developed in ancient India was reflected in the arts in a holistic light. The arts, thus, strived to hone man’s intellectual sensibilities, thus raising him to the level of the transcendental, which in India was Brahma or ultimate reality. This book brings forth the popular theories of Indian aesthetics and Indian poetics. Bharatmuni, Abhinavgupta, Anandvardhana and a number of seers have given substantial dimensions to the concept as found in Natryashastra, Dhvanyavloka, and Abhinavbharati, among other texts. It represents primarily a compilation of commentaries and criticism of these texts, and will serve as a preliminary guide to students, beginners and researchers of Indian aesthetics and poetics. The appendices bring together a number of papers on Indian aesthetics, while there is also an informative and comprehensive bibliography and an exhaustive glossary to provide added aid for non-Sanskrit speakers.

Author : V. S. Seturaman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0333921917

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Indian Aesthetics:An Introduction by V. S. Seturaman Pdf

This book aims at presenting basic Sanskrit texts with English translation followed by a critical discussion of the concepts by well-known scholars. The closing essays examine the value and relevance of these texts to students of critical theory at the po

Author : Mini Chandran,V. S. Sreenath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9389812143

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Introduction to Indian Aesthetics by Mini Chandran,V. S. Sreenath Pdf

Foreword by Professor Sheldon Pollock -- Preface -- 1.Indian Aesthetics: A Historical and Conceptual Overview -- 2.Rasa -- 3.Alakara -- 4.Riti, Guna, and Doa -- 5.Dhvani -- 6.Vakrokti -- 7.Aucitya -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix I: Genres of Sanskrit Literature -- Appendix II: Categories of Drama -- Suggested Readings -- About the Authors.

Author : Sheldon Pollock
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231540698

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A Rasa Reader by Sheldon Pollock Pdf

From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became its own remarkable act of creation. This book is the first in any language to follow the evolution of rasa from its origins in dramaturgical thought—a concept for the stage—to its flourishing in literary thought—a concept for the page. A Rasa Reader incorporates primary texts by every significant thinker on classical Indian aesthetics, many never translated before. The arrangement of the selections captures the intellectual dynamism that has powered this debate for centuries. Headnotes explain the meaning and significance of each text, a comprehensive introduction summarizes major threads in intellectual-historical terms, and critical endnotes and an extensive bibliography add further depth to the selections. The Sanskrit theory of emotion in art is one of the most sophisticated in the ancient world, a precursor of the work being done today by critics and philosophers of aesthetics. A Rasa Reader's conceptual detail, historical precision, and clarity will appeal to any scholar interested in a full portrait of global intellectual development. A Rasa Reader is the inaugural book in the Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought series, edited by Sheldon Pollock. These text-based books guide readers through the most important forms of classical Indian thought, from epistemology, rhetoric, and hermeneutics to astral science, yoga, and medicine. Each volume provides fresh translations of key works, headnotes to contextualize selections, a comprehensive analysis of major lines of development within the discipline, and exegetical and text-critical endnotes, as well as a bibliography. Designed for comparativists and interested general readers, Historical Sourcebooks is also a great resource for advanced scholars seeking authoritative commentary on challenging works.

Author : Arindam Chakrabarti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472524300

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The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art by Arindam Chakrabarti Pdf

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art provides an extensive research resource to the burgeoning field of Asian aesthetics. Featuring leading international scholars and teachers whose work defines the field, this unique volume reflects the very best scholarship in creative, analytic, and comparative philosophy. Beginning with a philosophical reconstruction of the classical rasa aesthetics, chapters range from the nature of art-emotions, tones of thinking, and aesthetic education to issues in film-theory and problems of the past versus present. As well as discussing indigenous versus foreign in aesthetic practices, this volume covers North and South Indian performance practices and theories, alongside recent and new themes including the Gandhian aesthetics of surrender and self-control and the aesthetics of touch in the light of the politics of untouchability. With such unparalleled and authoritative coverage, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art represents a dynamic map of comparative cross-cultural aesthetics. Bringing together original philosophical research from renowned thinkers, it makes a major contribution to both Eastern and Western contemporary aesthetics.

Author : Varahur Swaminatha Seturaman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:248038123

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Indian Aesthetics by Varahur Swaminatha Seturaman Pdf

Author : Ashima Shrawan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527533561

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The Language of Literature and its Meaning by Ashima Shrawan Pdf

There is a marked awareness about the language of literature and its meaning both in Indian and Western aesthetic thinking. The aestheticians of both schools hold that the language of literature embodies a significant aspect of human experience, and represents a creative pattern of verbal structure to impart meaning effectively. Modern Western aesthetic thinking, which includes theories like formalism, new criticism, stylistics, structuralism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, discourse analysis, semiotics and dialogic criticism, in one way or another emphasizes the study of the language of literature in order to understand its meaning. Similarly, there is a distinct focus on the language of literature and its meaning in Indian literary theories which include the theory of rasa (aesthetic experience), alaṁkāra (the poetic figure), rīti (diction), dhvani (suggestion), vakrokti (oblique expression) and aucitya (propriety). This book explores how the language of literature and its meaning have been dealt with in both Indian and Western aesthetic thinking. In doing so, the study concentrates on Kuntaka’s theory of vakrokti and Ānandavardhana’s theory of dhvani in Indian aesthetic thinking and Russian formalism and deconstruction in Western thinking. The book categorically focuses on the intersection between the theory of vakrokti and Russian formalism and the meeting-point between the theory of dhvani and deconstruction.

Author : Surendra Sheodas Barlingay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Aesthetics, Indic
ISBN : 8124603782

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A Modern Introduction to Indian Aesthetic Theory by Surendra Sheodas Barlingay Pdf

All Arts In India Owe Their Roots To The Theoretical Structure Developed By Bharatamuni In His Celebrated Work Natyasastra. His Theory Of Beauty Is Known As The Theory Of Rasa. The Present Volume Has Shown How The Insight Of Bharata Was Developed By The Classical Scholars From Abhinavagupta To Jagannatha Who Propounded The Theories With Names Like Rasa, Alamkara, Riti, Vakrokti, Dhvani Etc. To Employ The Theory Of Beauty From Natya (Drama) To Kavya (Poetry).

Author : Jisha Menon
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810144071

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Brutal Beauty by Jisha Menon Pdf

Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India follows a postcolonial city as it transforms into a bustling global metropolis after the liberalization of the Indian economy. Taking the once idyllic “garden city” of Bangalore in southern India as its point of departure, the book explores how artists across India and beyond foreground neoliberalism as a “structure of feeling” permeating aesthetics, selfhood, and everyday life. Jisha Menon conveys the affective life of the city through multiple aesthetic projects that express a range of urban feelings, including aspiration, panic, and obsolescence. As developers and policymakers remodel the city through tumultuous construction projects, urban beautification, privatization, and other templated features of “world‐class cities,” urban citizens are also changing—transformed by nostalgia, narcissism, shame, and the spaces where they dwell and work. Sketching out scenes of urban aspiration and its dark underbelly, Menon delineates the creative and destructive potential of India’s lurch into contemporary capitalism, uncovering the interconnectedness of local and global power structures as well as art’s capacity to absorb and critique liberalization’s discontents. She argues that neoliberalism isn’t just an economic, social, and political phenomenon; neoliberalism is also a profoundly aesthetic project.

Author : Bence Nanay
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198826613

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Aesthetics by Bence Nanay Pdf

Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera performance, but also everyday experiences such as autumn leaves in the park, or even just the light of the setting sun falling on the kitchen table. It is also about your experience when you choose the shirt you're going to wear today or when you wonder whether you should put more pepper in the soup. Aesthetics is everywhere. It is one of the most important aspects of our life. In this Very Short Introduction Bence Nanay introduces the field of aesthetics, considering both Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions, and exploring why it is sometimes misunderstood or considered to be too elitist - by artists, musicians, and even philosophers. As Nanay shows, so-called 'high art' has no more claims on aesthetics than sitcoms, tattoos, or punk rock. In fact, the scope of aesthetics extends far wider than that of art, high or low, including much of what we care about in life. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you which artworks are good and which ones are bad. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you what experiences are worth having. If an experience is worth having for you, it thereby becomes the subject of aesthetics. This realisation is important, because thinking about aesthetics in this inclusive way opens up new ways of understanding old questions about the social aspect of our aesthetic engagements, and the importance of aesthetic values for our own self. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Susan L. Schwartz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231131452

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Rasa by Susan L. Schwartz Pdf

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.

Author : Haradvārī Lāla Śarmā
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Aesthetics, Indic
ISBN : UOM:39015020786334

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Indian Aesthetics and Aesthetic Perspectives by Haradvārī Lāla Śarmā Pdf

Author : Taran Kang
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Aesthetics, European
ISBN : 9781487529079

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Transgression and the Aesthetics of Evil by Taran Kang Pdf

Genius and the Spirit of Transgression -- Symbols of the Morally Bad -- Evil and the Sublime -- Wicked Spectators.

Author : Dylan Robinson,Keavy Martin
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781771121712

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Arts of Engagement by Dylan Robinson,Keavy Martin Pdf

Arts of Engagement focuses on the role that music, film, visual art, and Indigenous cultural practices play in and beyond Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools. Contributors here examine the impact of aesthetic and sensory experience in residential school history, at TRC national and community events, and in artwork and exhibitions not affiliated with the TRC. Using the framework of “aesthetic action,” the essays expand the frame of aesthetics to include visual, aural, and kinetic sensory experience, and question the ways in which key components of reconciliation such as apology and witnessing have social and political effects for residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors, and settler publics. This volume makes an important contribution to the discourse on reconciliation in Canada by examining how aesthetic and sensory interventions offer alternative forms of political action and healing. These forms of aesthetic action encompass both sensory appeals to empathize and invitations to join together in alliance and new relationships as well as refusals to follow the normative scripts of reconciliation. Such refusals are important in their assertion of new terms for conciliation, terms that resist the imperatives of reconciliation as a form of resolution. This collection charts new ground by detailing the aesthetic grammars of reconciliation and conciliation. The authors document the efficacies of the TRC for the various Indigenous and settler publics it has addressed, and consider the future aesthetic actions that must be taken in order to move beyond what many have identified as the TRC’s political limitations.