Le Theatre Indien : No. 83

By Levi, Sylvain

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Title:	Le Theatre Indien : No. 83
Author:	Levi, Sylvain
Volume:	No. 83
Language:	French
Subject:	Sanskrit drama, Sanskrit drama, Sanskrit literature
Collections:	American Libraries Collection
Historic Publication Date:	1890
Publisher:	Paris, E. Bouillon


Citation APA MLA Chicago Sylvain, 1863-193, B. L. (1890). Le Theatre Indien : No. 83. Retrieved from https://self.gutenberg.us/

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Summary
Le Théâtre indien, published in Paris in 1890, is the doctoral thesis of the French orientalist Sylvain Lévi (1863–1935) and the first full scholarly survey of Sanskrit drama. It appeared as number 83 of the series of the École pratique des hautes études, which is the source of the “No. 83” in the title. Lévi examines the ancient theory of drama set out in the Nāṭyaśāstra, the kinds of play and the rules for plot, character, language and staging, and then gives a history of the Sanskrit theatre from its origins through the great playwrights such as Kālidāsa, Bhavabhūti, Śūdraka and Harṣa, with summaries of their plays. He also discusses the question of Greek influence on the Indian stage. The work established Lévi's reputation and long remained the standard account of the subject.

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