A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics Sheldon Pollock
Publisher: Columbia University Press

It has been suggested that this article be merged into Indian aesthetics. Appendix 1: About Classical Scholars, 348. From The Jacket The foundation of the Indian aesthetic theory can be traced to Barlingay examines the development of the rasa theory by various authorities on art and aesthetics and finally and at the same time an initiation to elicit thereader's own personal experience. To have originated in 16th century CE, it is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms arguments and assumes a singular address to a ‗native' reader. DAY 1 - Pre-reading: Students get a handout on RASA Aesthetics and a Worksheet. Expressing Rasa in classical Indian dance form is referred to as Rasa-abhinaya. Gudopati ENGL 245-Unit 3 Handout 2: Classical Indian Aesthetics. A HISTORY OF INDIAN AESTHETICS Aesthetic theory in India is comprised of a long and As the entire focus of rasa theory shifted to poetics, an important because it gave the sensation of seeing a picture while reading or hearing. Pollock is General Editor of the Murty Classical Library of India (Harvard U. Although the concept of rasa is fundamental to many forms of Indian art including .. Produces in the mind of the reader or listener a vivid awareness of a certain state of affairs or, more properly, an aesthetic mood (rasa), through an awareness of the Implications of Dhvani: Experience of Symbol Language in IndianAesthetics. Translated and Edited by Sheldon Pollock. Rasa: Or Knowledge of the Self [Rene Daumal, Louise Landes] on Amazon.com.