The Teleology of Poetics in Medieval Kashmir

Lawrence J. McCrea

    • Introduction
    1. Early Alamkarasastra and the Problem of Rasa
    2. Mimamsa and the Teleology of Language
    3. Anandavardhana's Dhvanyaloka and the Teleology of Poetic Language
    4. Anandavardhana's Poetics and the Philosophy of Language
    5. Theory and Criticism in the Dhvanyaloka
    6. Mukulabhatta and Partiharenduraja
    7. Kuntaka’s Vakroktijivita
    8. Abhinavagupta
    9. Mahimabhatta’s Vyaktiviveka
    • Epilogue
    • Bibliography
    • Index

Lawrence J. McCrea is Assistant Professor of Sanskrit Studies at Cornell University.