{"id":2419,"date":"2013-07-13T01:41:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:41:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:41:30","slug":"18-kalidasa-a-proposed-work-on-kalidasa-vol-01-early-cultural-writings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/03-cwsa\/01-early-cultural-writings\/18-kalidasa-a-proposed-work-on-kalidasa-vol-01-early-cultural-writings","title":{"rendered":"-18_Kalidasa &#8211; A Proposed Work on Kalidasa.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\" color=\"#000000\"><br \/>\n<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000000\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">\n<b><br \/>\n<span lang=\"en-gb\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">The Poetry of Kalidasa &nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">\n<b><br \/>\n<span lang=\"en-gb\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">A Proposed Work on Kalidasa <\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">\n<span lang=\"en-gb\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">Chapter I. Kalidasa&#8217;s surroundings.<br \/>\nChapter II. Kalidasa &amp; his work. The Malavas -the three ages, Valmekie.. Vyasa..<br \/>\nKalidasa.. materialism &amp; sensuousness..] the historic method.. psychological principles of criticism.. variety of Kalidasa&#8217;s<br \/>\nwork.. probable chronological succession of his works. &nbsp;Chapter III. The Seasons.<br \/>\nChapter IV. The House of Raghu; its scope &amp; outline; nature of the poem; descriptive epic of later<br \/>\nHindu civilisation; its limitations. Qualities of verse diction. Similes. Description. Sentiment; pathos and eloquence. Relative<br \/>\nmerits of later &amp; earlier cantos. Comparison of Kalidasa&#8217;s pathos &amp; Bhavabhuti&#8217;s.<br \/>\nChapter V. The Cloud Messenger. Kalidasa&#8217;s treatment of the Supernatural.. Substance of the<br \/>\npoem.. Chastened style.. Perfection of the harmony.. moderation &amp; restraint.. pathos &amp; passion.<br \/>\nChapter VI. The Drama before Kalidasa; elements of Hindu drama.. the three<br \/>\nplays studies of one subject. Chapter VII. The Agnimitra; its<br \/>\nplot; perfection of dramatic workmanship; Kalidasa&#8217;s method of characterisation; the characters. Dramatic style. Relation of<br \/>\nthe Agnimitra to the Raghu. Chapter VIII. The Urvasie..<br \/>\ndramatic workmanship &amp; conception; character of the poetry; relation to Meghaduta.<br \/>\nChapter IX. The Characters. Chapter X XI XII. The Shacountala.<br \/>\nChapter XIII XIV. The Kumara.<br \/>\nChapter XV. Retrospect; poetic greatness of Kalidasa; comparisons with other classical [writers].<br \/>\nChapter XVI XVII. Hindu civilisation in the time of Kalidasa (this<br \/>\nmay go with Raghu or Kumara). &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0pt;line-height: 150%;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0\">\n<span lang=\"en-gb\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">Page \u2013 151<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n<\/font>\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Poetry of Kalidasa &nbsp; &nbsp; A Proposed Work on Kalidasa &nbsp; Chapter I. Kalidasa&#8217;s surroundings. Chapter II. Kalidasa &amp; his work. 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