Kavyaprakasa Of Mammatta: With Adarsa Sanskrit Commentary of MahesvaraCarya Sanskrit
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TextSeries: Parimal Sanskrit Series No.19Publication details: Delhi Parimal Publications 2010Edition: 1 st edDescription: 276ISBN: - 9788171100439
- 891.21009 T3292 K 104448
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The Kāvyaprakāśa (काव्यप्रकाश, kavyaprakasha) is a Sanskrit book written by Mammaṭa in the 11th century: Literally “Light of Poetry”. This work is a famous exposition of the conventional definition of Sanskrit Poetry, also termed kāvya-śāstra (‘science of poetry’). According to tradition, part of the text was said to originally have been composed by Bharata, the legendary author of the nāṭya-śāstra (‘dramaturgy’).
About the author:
Mammaṭa (मम्मट, mammata) (11th century) is the author of the Kāvyaprakāśa. Mammaṭa was born a Brāhmaṇa from Kashmir born into a Pandit family, his father Jayyata being the joint author of the Kāśikā (grammatical treatise).
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