The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c3.1

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PART I. THE ORIGIN OF THE SANSKRIT DRAMA PAGE I. Dramatic Elements in Vedic Literature.
1. The Indian Tradition of the Origin of the Drama 12
2. The Dialogues of the Veda . . . 13
3. Dramatic Elements in Vedic Ritual . . 23 II. Post-Vedic Literature and the Origin of the Drama.
1. The Epics . . . . . . 28
2. The Grammarians . . . . 31
3. Religion and the Drama . . . 36
4. Theories of the Secular Origin of the Drama . 49
5. Greek Influence on the Sanskrit Drama . . 57
6. The Çakas and the Sanskrit Drama . . 69
7. The Evidence of the Prākṛits . . . 72
8. The Literary Antecedents of the Drama . . 75