Course Outline
Unit 1
Introduction – philosophical foundations-major theories/schools-basic concepts-comparison between Western and Eastern Aesthetics K. AyyappaPaniker: ‘Ancient Indian Aesthetics: Contemporary Relevance’ – ‘Let’s Look for an Alternative Aesthetics’.
Unit 2
Rasa Theory – Bharatha
Unit 3
Dhwani theory – Anandavardhana.
Unit 4
Guna and Reethi-Bhamaha-Dandin-Vamana.
Unit 5
Vakrokti – Kuntaka.