The king and the clown in South Indian myth and poetry /

The king and the clown in South Indian myth and poetry /

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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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Main Author: Shulman, David Dean, 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Clowns in literature
Clowns > Mythology > India, South
Hindu mythology
Indic literature > History and criticism
Kings and rulers in literature
Clowns dans la littérature
Littérature de l'Inde > Histoire et critique
Mythologie hindoue
Rois et souverains dans la littérature
Clowns > Mythology
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia
Indic literature
Kings and rulers > Mythology
Politics and government
India, South > Kings and rulers > Mythology
India, South > Politics and government
South India
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Criticism, interpretation, etc > UNAUTHORIZED
Criticism, interpretation, etc

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