Text to Tradition The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia 1st Edition by Deven Patel ISBN 0231536534 9780231536530

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ISBN 10: 0231536534 

ISBN 13: 9780231536530

Author: Deven Patel 

Written in the twelfth century, the Naisadhiyacarita (The Adventures of Nala, King of Nisadha) is a seminal Sanskrit poem beloved by South Asian literary communities for nearly a millennium. This volume introduces readers to the poem’s author, his reading communities, the modes through which the poem has been read and used, the contexts through which it became canonical, its literary offspring, and the emotional power it still holds for the culture that values it. The study privileges the intellectual, affective, and social forms of cultural practice informing a region’s people and institutions. It treats literary texts as traditions in their own right and draws attention to the critical genres and actors involved in their reception.

Table of contents:

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. THE NAISADHIYA’S AESTHETIC 17
2. EIGHT CENTURIES OF COMMENTARY 49
3. THE NAISADHIYA INTERPRETED AND OVERINTERPRETED 81
4. STRUGGLES OVER THE TEXT 107
5. SECONDARY WAVES OF READING 131
6. LEGENDS OF THE NAISADHIYA 153
7. THE TRADITION EXPANDS TO THE REGIONS 175
CONCLUSION 203
APPENDIX 1: SANSKRIT TEXT OF CITATIONS FROM COMMENTARIES AND NARRATIVES 211
APPENDIX 2: ENCOMIA (PRAŠASTI) TO ŚRĪHARŞA AND THE NAISADHİYA 229
Notes 233
Bibliography 261
Index 269

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