The ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja

The ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja The paper examines the contribution of Bhoja, an 11th-century theoretician of Sanskrit literature, to the theory of kāvyapāka—the maturity or ripeness of poetry. The concept relies on comparison between a poem...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c32021a7d6d043928bc69fb5d6223e822021-11-27T12:53:40ZThe ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja10.12797/CIS.22.2020.02.041732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/c32021a7d6d043928bc69fb5d6223e822020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/2167https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 The ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja The paper examines the contribution of Bhoja, an 11th-century theoretician of Sanskrit literature, to the theory of kāvyapāka—the maturity or ripeness of poetry. The concept relies on comparison between a poem and a fruit as they likewise must come to fruition to reach perfection—the state when they are most pleasing to their recipients. The theory is mentioned in numerous important Sanskrit works on poetics. However, different theoreticians perceive the state of perfection in poetry somewhat differently. Bhoja provides yet one more view on this matter. Although he relies on his predecessors, and in some points agrees with them, he also offers fresh perspectives on the subject. The paper focuses on the analyses of relevant passages from Bhoja’s works, Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa and Śṛṅgāraprakāśa, concerning the subject of kāvyapāka, and compares them with the views of other theoreticians as summarized in the first part of the study. Marta KarczKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticlekāvyapākapākaprauḍhiBhojaSarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇaŚṛṅgāraprakāśaIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2020)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic kāvyapāka
pāka
prauḍhi
Bhoja
Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa
Śṛṅgāraprakāśa
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
spellingShingle kāvyapāka
pāka
prauḍhi
Bhoja
Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa
Śṛṅgāraprakāśa
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
Marta Karcz
The ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja
description The ripeness of poetry — innovation in the concept of kāvyapāka as introduced by Bhoja The paper examines the contribution of Bhoja, an 11th-century theoretician of Sanskrit literature, to the theory of kāvyapāka—the maturity or ripeness of poetry. The concept relies on comparison between a poem and a fruit as they likewise must come to fruition to reach perfection—the state when they are most pleasing to their recipients. The theory is mentioned in numerous important Sanskrit works on poetics. However, different theoreticians perceive the state of perfection in poetry somewhat differently. Bhoja provides yet one more view on this matter. Although he relies on his predecessors, and in some points agrees with them, he also offers fresh perspectives on the subject. The paper focuses on the analyses of relevant passages from Bhoja’s works, Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa and Śṛṅgāraprakāśa, concerning the subject of kāvyapāka, and compares them with the views of other theoreticians as summarized in the first part of the study.
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