Isbn: 9788124600252 - dramatic concepts greek and indian: study in poetics and the natyasastra (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xvii + 295 Illus.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. Contents Preface. I. Ancient drama as hieropraxis 1. Introduction. 2. The date of the Natyasastra. 3. Indo European beliefs in Greek and Indian drama. 4. Drama as festive ritual. II. Concepts and techniques 5. Basic concepts of Aristotle and Bharata Muni a reassessment. 6. Theory of imitation. 7. Medium of imitation. 8. Comparison of Greek and Indian theatrical space. 9. The visual content. 10. The aural content. 11. Dramatic genres and play structures. III. Transformation and emotional arousal 12. Transformation and emotional arousal. Bibliography. Index. This study offers a fresh approach in comparing ancient Greek and Indian dramatic theories. Instead of treating the Poetics and the Natyasastra as western and eastern viewpoints it places them within the broad framework of ancient Indo European culture and the art of sacred drama (hieropraxis). It demonstrates that hieropraxis was basically different from post renaissance European drama which was entirely secular in content and realistic in presentation. The Poetics and the Natyasastra on the contrary belonged to theatres which pleased both Gods and men and which used semiotised gesture dance music and dialogue to create a highly ornate theatrical reality. The book aims at comparing not only the concepts as propounded by Aristotle and Bharata Muni but also attempts to reconstruct the Greek and Indian performances to highlight their similarities and differences. In view of the increasing constrains imposed on artistic endeavours by commercial pre occupations in today's world this stimulating revaluation of the two major classical stage crafts will go a long way in the discerning and shaping of newer modes of performance. Concepts like anukarana dharmi abhinaya itivrtta mimesis muthos melopoiia katharsis and rasa etc. as revisited and expounded here can be seen as means of creating dramatic shows which go beyond message and entertainment to provide sublimer experiences. 295 pp.…