The Resource Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India, Andrew Ollett
Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India, Andrew Ollett
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- Summary
- "Language of the Snakes traces the history of the Prakrit language as a literary phenomenon, starting from its cultivation in courts of the Deccan in the first few centuries of the common era. Although little studied today, Prakrit was an important vector of the "kavya movement," and once joined Sanskrit at the apex of classical Indian literary culture. The opposition--as well as underlying identity--between Prakrit and Sanskrit was at the center of an enduring "language order" in India, a set of ways of thinking about, naming, classifying, representing, and ultimately using languages. As a language of classical literature that nevertheless retained its associations with more demotic language practices, Prakrit both embodies major cultural tensions--between high and low, transregional and regional, cosmopolitan and vernacular--and provides a unique perspective onto the history of literature and culture in South Asia."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Contents
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- Prakrit in the language order of India
- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of power
- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of literature
- The forms of Prakrit literature
- Figuring Prakrit
- Knowing Prakrit
- Forgetting Prakrit
- Isbn
- 9780520968813
- Label
- Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India
- Title
- Language of the snakes
- Title remainder
- Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Ollett
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Language of the Snakes traces the history of the Prakrit language as a literary phenomenon, starting from its cultivation in courts of the Deccan in the first few centuries of the common era. Although little studied today, Prakrit was an important vector of the "kavya movement," and once joined Sanskrit at the apex of classical Indian literary culture. The opposition--as well as underlying identity--between Prakrit and Sanskrit was at the center of an enduring "language order" in India, a set of ways of thinking about, naming, classifying, representing, and ultimately using languages. As a language of classical literature that nevertheless retained its associations with more demotic language practices, Prakrit both embodies major cultural tensions--between high and low, transregional and regional, cosmopolitan and vernacular--and provides a unique perspective onto the history of literature and culture in South Asia."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1986-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ollett, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 891/.3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PK4994
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Prakrit literature
- Prakrit languages
- Sanskrit literature
- Language and culture
- Label
- Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India, Andrew Ollett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prakrit in the language order of India -- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of power -- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of literature -- The forms of Prakrit literature -- Figuring Prakrit -- Knowing Prakrit -- Forgetting Prakrit
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520968813
- Lccn
- 2017019745
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)984512218
- ocn984512218
- Label
- Language of the snakes : Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the language order of premodern India, Andrew Ollett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prakrit in the language order of India -- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of power -- Inventing Prakrit: the languages of literature -- The forms of Prakrit literature -- Figuring Prakrit -- Knowing Prakrit -- Forgetting Prakrit
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520968813
- Lccn
- 2017019745
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)984512218
- ocn984512218
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