Product Code :CSG 709
Author : Acharya Vishveshvar
ISBN : 9789394829565
Bound : Paperback
Publishing Date : 2023
Publisher : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
Pages : 818
Language : Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Availability : 10
The Kāvyaprakāśa काव्यप्रकाश, kavyaprakasha) is a Sanskrit book written by Mammaṭa in the 11th century: Literally “Light of Poetry”. This work is a famous exposition of the conventional definition of Sanskrit Poetry, also termed kāvya-śāstra (‘science of poetry’). According to tradition, part of the text was said to originally have been composed by Bharata, the legendary author of the nāṭya-śāstra (‘dramaturgy’). Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry