Alaṅkāraśāstra (Sanskrit poetics)

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Sanskrit poetics tradition aesthetic theory branch of Sanskrit literary criticism literary theory

Alaṅkāraśāstra (Sanskrit poetics) is the classical Indian theoretical tradition that systematically analyzes the nature, aesthetics, and techniques of literary expression in Sanskrit literature.

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instanceOf Sanskrit poetics tradition ⓘ
aesthetic theory ⓘ
branch of Sanskrit literary criticism ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ
analyzes aesthetics of literary expression ⓘ
nature of literary expression ⓘ
techniques of literary expression ⓘ
associatedWith Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bharata Muni NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhāmaha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daṇḍin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jagannātha Paṇḍitarāja NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kuntaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mammaṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vāmana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ānandavardhana NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralConcept aucitya (propriety) ⓘ
dhvani theory ⓘ
rasa theory ⓘ
vakrokti (oblique expression) ⓘ
śabda-artha (word-meaning relation) ⓘ
concerns classification of poetic genres ⓘ
criteria of poetic excellence ⓘ
developedIn classical India ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Sanskrit literature ⓘ
aesthetics ⓘ
poetics ⓘ
focusesOn alaṅkāra (ornament) ⓘ
dhvani (suggestion) ⓘ
doṣa (poetic faults) ⓘ
figures of speech ⓘ
guṇa (poetic qualities) ⓘ
kāvya (poetry and ornate prose) ⓘ
poetic language ⓘ
rasa (aesthetic emotion) ⓘ
rīti (style) ⓘ
hasKeyText Dhvanyāloka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kāvyaprakāśa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kāvyādarśa (Daṇḍin) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kāvyālaṅkāra (Bhāmaha) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kāvyālaṅkārasūtra (Vāmana) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Locana (Abhinavagupta’s commentary on Dhvanyāloka) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nāṭyaśāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rasagaṅgādhara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vakroktijīvita NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod classical Sanskrit period ⓘ
influenced later Indian literary criticism ⓘ
regional Indian poetics traditions ⓘ
methodologicallyRelatedTo Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ

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