[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › A History of Sanskrit Literature # 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](https://indike.org/pramana/person/macdonell-aa) - **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](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c1) — 28 parts - [c2 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c2) — 11 parts - [c3 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c3) — 3 parts - [c4 Chapter I. Introductory](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c4) — 40 parts - [c5 Chapter II. The Vedic Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c5) — 19 parts - [c6 Chapter III. The Rigveda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c6) — 43 parts - [c7 Chapter IV. Poetry of the Rigveda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c7) — 144 parts - [c8 Chapter V. Philosophy of the Rigveda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c8) — 88 parts - [c9 Chapter VI. The Rigvedic Age](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c9) — 67 parts - [c10 Chapter VII. The Later Vedas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c10) — 83 parts - [c11 Chapter VIII. The Brāhmaṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c11) — 103 parts - [c12 Chapter IX. The Sūtras (Circa 500–200 B.C.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c12) — 62 parts - [c13 Chapter X. The Epics](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c13) — 55 parts - [c14 Chapter XI. Kāvya or Court Epic (Circa 200 B.C.–1100 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c14) — 39 parts - [c15 Chapter XII. Lyric Poetry (Circa 400–1100 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c15) — 43 parts - [c16 Chapter XIII. The Drama (Circa 400–1000 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c16) — 74 parts - [c17 Chapter XIV. Fairy Tales and Fables](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c17) — 31 parts - [c18 Chapter XV. Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c18) — 43 parts - [c19 Chapter XVI. Sanskrit Literature and the West](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19) — 43 parts - [c20 Appendix on Technical Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c20) — 8 parts - [c21 Bibliographical Notes](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c21) — 14 parts - [c22 Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c22) — 347 parts --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900) · Pramāṇa