Into the Twilight of Sanskrit Court Poetry: The Sena Salon of Bengal and Beyond

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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 • The Political Poetic of the Sena Court 17 2 • Poetic Antigravity: Govardhana’s Āryāsaptaśatī 47 3 • The Vernacular Cosmopolitan: Jayadeva’s Gītagovinda 72 4 • Vulgar Kāvya: Bad . u Can . d . īdās’s Śrīkr . s .n . akīrttana 89 Conclusion: The Tropography of the Sena World 115 Appendix A. The Complete Verses Attributed to the Sena Kings 125 Appendix B. The Complete Verses Attributed to Govardhana (Not Found in the Āryāsaptaśatī) 133 Appendix C. The Complete Verses Attributed to Jayadeva (not found in the Gītagovinda) 137 Appendix D. Gītagovinda-Śrīkr . s .n . akīrttana Correspondences 147 Notes 155 Bibliography 195 Index 207 contents 9780520957794_PRINT.indd vii 9780520957794_PRINT.indd vii 01/02/14 4:28 PM 01/02/14 4:28 PM 9780520957794_PRINT.indd viii 9780520957794_PRINT.indd viii 01/02/14 4:28 PM 01/02/14 4:28 PM ...