The King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry / / David Dean Shulman.
The author discusses the tragi-comic aspect of Chola kingship in relation to other Indian expressions of comedy, such as the Vidiisaka of Sanskrit drama, folk tales of the jester Tenali Rama, and clowns of the South Indian shadow-puppet theaters. The symbolism of the king emerges as part of a wider...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1986 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (466 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- I. Introduction: Labyrinths and Mirrors
- II. Royal Masks
- III. Brahmin Gatekeepers
- IV. A Kingdom of Clowns: Brahmins, jesters, and Magicians
- V. Royal Comedies and Errors
- VI. All the King's Women
- VII. Bandits and Otkr Tragic Heroes
- VIII. Postscript: In the Absenu of the King of Kings
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index