A Concise History of Classical Sanskrit Literature

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Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1987 - Literary Collections - 220 pages
This 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

History of the Study of Sanskrit in the WestOrigin
1
The Great Epics
24
StoryOrigin and SourceCharacter
30
The Puranas
41
The Tantras
47
Kāvya in inscriptions
57
Lexicography
157
Erotics
165
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