A Concise History of Classical Sanskrit LiteratureThis book contains an elaborate account of all branches of Classical Sanskrit Literature on the basis of literary, epigraphical and numismatical sources. In 23 chapters, each chapter dealing with a particular topic arranged chronologically. The book is documented with a critical apparatus. Beside notes and references it has an illuminating Introduction and index of authors and works. |
Contents
The Great Epics 2439 | 24 |
The Purāņas 4046 | 40 |
The Tantras 4750 | 47 |
Kavya in inscriptions 5457 | 57 |
Lexicography | 157 |
Erotics | 165 |
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A Concise History of Classical Sanskrit Literature Gaurinath Bhattacharyya Shastri,Gaurinath Sastri No preview available - 1998 |
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