Language of the Snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India /

Language of the Snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India /

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"Language of the Snakes traces the history of the Prakrit language as a literary phenomenon, starting from its cultivation in courts of the Deccan in the first few centuries of the common era. Although little studied today, Prakrit was an important vector of the 'kavya movement,' and...

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Main Author: Ollett, Andrew, 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sanskrit literature.
Prakrit literature.
Prakrit languages.
Language and culture.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Regional and national history.
Humanities.
History.
Asian history.
Langage et culture > Inde.
Litterature sanscrite > Histoire et critique.
Prâkrits (Langues)
Litterature prâkrit > Histoire et critique.
Language and culture > India.
Sanskrit literature > History and criticism.
Prakrit literature > History and criticism.
India.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prakrit in the language order of India
  • Inventing Prakrit: the languages of power
  • Inventing Prakrit: the languages of literature
  • The forms of Prakrit literature
  • Figuring Prakrit
  • Knowing Prakrit
  • Forgetting Prakrit.

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