Pandanus PublicationsPandanus ’06: Nature in Literature and Ritual
Editors
J. Vacek
Published by
Charles University, Faculty of Arts
TRITON
Prague 2006, 322 pp.
ISBN 80-7254-899-9
Summary
An international volume of papers on nature in classical and modern Indian literature (Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi), in Indian ritual, and in Czech literature (O. Březina).
Contents
The interpretation of natural elements as metaphysical symbols in the aesthetics of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
On some natural devices describing female beauty in Sanskrit poetry
Passion of the indigo colour
Wonderful India: interior and outer landscapes in Indian classical poetry
Animality and related realms of being in Bāṇa's Kādambarī
Description of the dawn in Raghuvaṃśa
The description of sunrise in Māgha’s Śiśupālavadha XI, 43–67
Descriptions of forests in the Rāmāyaṇa
Encountering the forest: Kālidāsa’s perceptions on hunting
A description of the ocean in Buddhist poetic literature: Āryaśūra's Supāragajātaka and its sources
The names of fruits, roots and flowers included in Kālidāsa’s works and the Aṣṭādhyāyī rules IV,3,163–167 with their commentaries
The dog in Sangam literature – as a part of the description of nature
Agricultural metaphors in Sangam literature
Love throughout the year. Descriptions of the seasons and the twelve months of the year according to Keśavdās’ Kavi-priyā
Devoutness and refinement. A description of seasons in Tulasīdāsa’s Rāmacaritamānasa and Keśavadāsa’s Rāmacandrikā
Fog and rain in Hindi New Short Story
Flowers in Rabῑndrasaṅgῑt
Flowers in Hindu ritual literature