Anandavardhana

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Anandavardhana was a 9th-century Kashmiri literary theorist best known for formulating the influential dhvani (suggestion) theory of poetics, which reshaped classical Indian aesthetics.

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instanceOf Kashmiri scholar
Sanskrit poet
aesthetician
literary theorist
person
activeInCentury 9th century
associatedConcept alankara-dhvani (suggestion of figure of speech)
rasa-dhvani (suggestion of aesthetic emotion)
vastu-dhvani (suggestion of idea or theme)
vyanjana (mode of signification)
associatedWithSchool Kashmir school of poetics NERFINISHED
countryOfActivity India NERFINISHED
culturalContext Hindu intellectual tradition
developedConcept dhvani (poetic suggestion) NERFINISHED
distinction between primary and secondary meaning in poetry
era classical Sanskrit period
field Indian aesthetics
Sanskrit poetics
literary theory
genreOfWriting poetic criticism
theoretical treatise
impact established suggestion as core principle of poetic meaning
reshaped classical Indian poetics
inDialogueWith earlier alamkara (figures-of-speech) theorists
earlier rasa theorists
influenced Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED
Kashmiri Shaiva aesthetics
later Sanskrit poetics
influencedBy Bharata Muni’s rasa theory (indirectly)
earlier Sanskrit grammarians and philosophers of language
influencedDiscipline comparative literature studies on suggestion and implication
knownFor dhvani theory
theory of poetic suggestion
work Dhvanyaloka NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Sanskrit
name Anandavardhana NERFINISHED
notableWork Dhvanyaloka NERFINISHED
philosophicalOrientation aesthetic realism of poetic meaning
placeOfActivity Kashmir NERFINISHED
proposed classification of types of dhvani
region Kashmir Valley NERFINISHED
subjectOf research in Indian aesthetics
studies in Sanskrit poetics
theoryCharacterizedBy centrality of rasa (aesthetic emotion) as realized through suggestion
primacy of suggested meaning over literal meaning in poetry
tradition Indian literary criticism

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rasa theory of aesthetics laterElaboratedBy Anandavardhana
subject surface form: Rasa theory of aesthetics
Dhvanyāloka author Anandavardhana
this entity surface form: Ānandavardhana