A History of Sanskrit Literature
Vedic period (Ṛgveda, Brāhmaṇas, Sūtras), epics, Purāṇas, lyric, drama, fairy tales and fables, philosophy and scientific literature; with bibliography.
- Language
- English
- Author
- Arthur A. Macdonell
- Extent
- 1,469 passages, 134,143 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · New York: D. Appleton, 1900; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8 Flash; chapters and sections by Gemini 3.8… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (Arthur A. Macdonell †1930); published before 1931:…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 28 parts
- c2 Preface — 11 parts
- c3 Contents — 3 parts
- c4 Chapter I. Introductory — 40 parts
- c5 Chapter II. The Vedic Period — 19 parts
- c6 Chapter III. The Rigveda — 43 parts
- c7 Chapter IV. Poetry of the Rigveda — 144 parts
- c8 Chapter V. Philosophy of the Rigveda — 88 parts
- c9 Chapter VI. The Rigvedic Age — 67 parts
- c10 Chapter VII. The Later Vedas — 83 parts
- c11 Chapter VIII. The Brāhmaṇas — 103 parts
- c12 Chapter IX. The Sūtras (Circa 500–200 B.C.) — 62 parts
- c13 Chapter X. The Epics — 55 parts
- c14 Chapter XI. Kāvya or Court Epic (Circa 200 B.C.–1100 A.D.) — 39 parts
- c15 Chapter XII. Lyric Poetry (Circa 400–1100 A.D.) — 43 parts
- c16 Chapter XIII. The Drama (Circa 400–1000 A.D.) — 74 parts
- c17 Chapter XIV. Fairy Tales and Fables — 31 parts
- c18 Chapter XV. Philosophy — 43 parts
- c19 Chapter XVI. Sanskrit Literature and the West — 43 parts
- c20 Appendix on Technical Literature — 8 parts
- c21 Bibliographical Notes — 14 parts
- c22 Index — 347 parts