The Embassy, the Ambush, and the Ogre: Greco-Roman Influence in Sanskrit Theater

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dc.contributor.authorMorales-Harley, Roberto
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-07T04:44:16Z
dc.date.available2024-09-07T04:44:16Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-29
dc.date.updated2024-09-07T04:44:14Z
dc.descriptionPublication status: ACTIVE
dc.description.abstractThis volume presents a sophisticated and intricate examination of the parallels between Sanskrit and Greco-Roman literature. By means of a philological and literary analysis, Morales-Harley hypothesizes that Greco-Roman literature was known, understood, and recreated in India. Moreover, it is argued that the techniques for adapting epic into theater could have been Greco-Roman influences in India, and that some of the elements adapted within the literary motifs (specifically the motifs of the embassy, the ambush, and the ogre) could have been Greco-Roman borrowings by Sanskrit authors. This book draws on a wide variety of sources, including Iliad, Phoenix, Rhesus and Cyclops (Greco-Roman) as well as Mahābhārata, The Embassy, The Five Nights and The Middle One (Sanskrit). The result is a well-supported argument which presents us with the possibility of cultural exchange between the Greco-Roman world and India – a possibility which, though hypothetical, is worth acknowledging. Due to its comparative nature, this volume will appeal to both Indologists and Classicists, including Mahābhārata scholars, Sanskrit theater scholars, and those interested in comparative work with Sanskrit literature. It brings an original perspective to the field, and provides inspiration for new lines of research.
dc.description.versionVoR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0417
dc.identifier.isbn9781805113614
dc.identifier.isbn9781805113621
dc.identifier.isbn9781805113638
dc.identifier.isbn9781805113652
dc.identifier.isbn9781805113645
dc.identifier.other511353d9-7541-404e-b87d-1254c54520dd
dc.identifier.urihttps://thoth-arch.lib.cam.ac.uk/handle/1811/794
dc.languageENG
dc.publisherOpen Book Publishers
dc.rightsEmbargo: none
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPER011000
dc.subjectPER011020
dc.subject2BBA
dc.subjectATD
dc.subjectDBSG
dc.subjectAsian Studies
dc.subjectClassics
dc.subjectPerforming Arts
dc.subjectcultural exchange
dc.subjectEpic poetry
dc.subjectGreco-Roman
dc.subjectphilological analysis
dc.subjectSanskrit
dc.subjectTheatre
dc.titleThe Embassy, the Ambush, and the Ogre: Greco-Roman Influence in Sanskrit Theater
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2f33

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