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Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
Deven M. Patel
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Description for Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Written in the twelfth century, the Naisadhiyacarita (The Adventures of Nala, King of Nisadha) is a seminal Sanskrit poem beloved by South Asian literary communities for nearly a millennium. This volume introduces readers to the poem's author, his reading communities, the modes through which the poem has been read and used, the contexts through which it became canonical, its literary offspring, and the emotional power it still holds for the culture that values it. Text to Tradition privileges the intellectual, affective, and social forms of cultural practice that inform a region's people and institutions. It also proposes a new ... Read more
Written in the twelfth century, the Naisadhiyacarita (The Adventures of Nala, King of Nisadha) is a seminal Sanskrit poem beloved by South Asian literary communities for nearly a millennium. This volume introduces readers to the poem's author, his reading communities, the modes through which the poem has been read and used, the contexts through which it became canonical, its literary offspring, and the emotional power it still holds for the culture that values it. Text to Tradition privileges the intellectual, affective, and social forms of cultural practice that inform a region's people and institutions. It also proposes a new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
Condition
New
Weight
536g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166805
SKU
V9780231166805
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About Deven M. Patel
Deven M. Patel is an assistant professor of Sanskrit languages and the literatures of South Asia at the University of Pennsylvania. He writes on literary history, the formation of literary communities, and the broader significance of literature and exegesis as cultural practice in South Asia.
Reviews for Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
A treasure trove for Sanskritists... Text to Tradition opens new doors to thinking about the afterlives of literature in South Asia and about the communities of readers and their interpretive interventions that have shaped and defined Sanskrit intellectual culture.
Luther Obrock Journal of the American Oriental Society A wonderful monograph... extremely readable. New Books Asia [Patel's] interpretive ability is ... Read more
Luther Obrock Journal of the American Oriental Society A wonderful monograph... extremely readable. New Books Asia [Patel's] interpretive ability is ... Read more