Fear in Greek and Sanskrit Drama
Fear in Greek and Sanskrit Drama
Author(s): Dorothy FigueiraSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: comparative literature; catharsis; phobos; bhāva; rasa; Aristotle; Abhinavagupta; Bharata; Nāţyaśāstra
Summary/Abstract: This essay compares Greek and Sanskrit drama from the perspective of their aesthetic aims. It examines briefly the role of pity and fear in Aristotle as a point of departure for a more general study of emotion in Sanskrit drama, where fear comprises but one mood sought in the aesthetic experience. The discussion is based on the theoretical understanding of drama as elucidated by Bharata in the Nāţyaśāstra and Abhinavagupta in his commentary to this work.
Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 191-202
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English