2. EIGHT CENTURIES OF COMMENTARY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. THE NAIṢADHĪYA’S AESTHETIC 17
6. 2. EIGHT CENTURIES OF COMMENTARY 49
7. 3. THE NAIṢADHĪYA INTERPRETED AND OVERINTERPRETED 81
8. 4. STRUGGLES OVER THE TEXT 107
9. 5. SECONDARY WAVES OF READING 131
10. 6. LEGENDS OF THE NAIṢADHĪYA 153
11. 7. THE TRADITION EXPANDS TO THE REGIONS 175
12. CONCLUSION 203
13. APPENDIX 1: SANSKRIT TEXT OF CITATIONS FROM COMMENTARIES AND NARRATIVES 211
14. APPENDIX 2: ENCOMIA (PRAŚASTI ) TO ŚRĪHARṢA AND THE NAIṢADHĪYA 229
15. NOTES 233
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 261
17. INDEX 269
18. Backmatter 279