Call Number | 14832 |
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Day & Time Location |
MW 2:10pm-4:00pm 116 Knox Hall |
Points | 4 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Jonathan Peterson |
Type | LANGUAGE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | This course constitutes the first half of a year-long advanced reading course in Classical Sanskrit. In 2021-2022, the focus of Advanced Sanskrit will be the genres of literary theory (alaṅkāraśāstra) and belles-lettres (kāvya). Lending equal attention to literary theory and literary practice, this course will introduce students to iconic works of Sanskrit literature along with the interpretive frameworks whereby they were analyzed, relished, and appraised. Literary excerpts may be drawn from an array of subgenres, including courtly epic (mahākāvya), epic drama (nāṭaka), literary prose (gadya), and individual verses (muktaka). Rigorous analysis of primary texts will be supplemented by occasional discussions about what implications the disciplined reading of kāvya may hold for practices such as translation, comparative literature, and transdisciplinarity. Prerequisites: Intermediate Sanskrit II or instructor’s permission. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies |
Enrollment | 5 students (10 max) as of 5:05PM Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
Subject | Middle East |
Number | GU4810 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Interfaculty |
Fee | $15 Language Resource |
Fee | $10 Sanskrit Materials |
Section key | 20243MDES4810W001 |