This volume critically explores the cultural significance and fate of the “literary” in the European and the Indian traditions as it traces the history of the reception of works that have had a deep hold on the lives and sensibilities of people across time and cultures.
The book grapples with three major concepts in the humanities—the literary, the philosophical/theological and the historical. It looks at Homer’s reception by Plato; Virgil’s reception by Christianity; the many responses that The Mahabharata has received over centuries and across cultures in India; and the reception of Kumaravyasa’s Kumaravyasabharata, among other works, and analyses the understanding of truth, time and history that influence the reading of these works in different times and cultural contexts.
Part of the Critical Humanities across Cultures series, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of philosophy, literature, history, comparative literature, cultural studies and post-colonial studies.
By:
Krishna R. Kanchith Imprint: Routledge India Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 320g ISBN:9781032326559 ISBN 10: 1032326557 Series:Critical Humanities Across Cultures Pages: 162 Publication Date:14 April 2025 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Krishna Kanchith R is Assistant Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India.