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ARHA290
Narrative, Text and Image in South Asian Art (Epic Themes in South Asian Art and Literature)
ARHA290 SP
Crosslistings: ALIT295
Not Currently Offered
This course focuses on the interface between literary text
and artistic image in traditional South Asia. Early
Buddhist narrative reliefs, Hindu icons of the post-Gupta
period and medieval miniature painting of the Rajput and
Mughal schools all provide examples of images that cannot
be fully understood without a consideration of their textual
dimensions, yet the mode of relationship between text and
image varies in important ways. The art to be examined
relates to a broad assortment of textual genres, ranging
from epic and myth to visualization formulas and
prescriptive iconographic texts. Attention will be divided
evenly between artistic images and the associated
iconographic texts (to be read in translation). No prior
knowledge of Indian literature assumed.
MAJOR READINGS
E.C. Dimock, et al, THE LITERATURE OF INDIA:
AN INTRODUCTION
J.A.B. van Buitenen, tr. THE MAHABHARATA - 1. THE BEGINNING
W. Buck, tr, THE RAMAYANA
M.N. Srinivas, "A Note on Sanskritization and
Westernization"
J.F. Staal, "Sanskrit and Sanskritization"
O. Graber and S. Blair, EPIC IMAGES AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
M.C. Beach, THE IMPERIAL IMAGE: PAINTINGS FOR THE MUGHAL
COURT
M.S. Nagaraja Rao, KIRATARJUNIYAM IN INDIAN ART
A. Dallapiccola, THE RAMACHANDRA TEMPLE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short essays; one research
paper; midterm and final (both take-home)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Colloquium
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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