A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics

by Sheldon Pollock

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173911
• ISBN13: 9780231173919
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"