'Indian Aesthetics' is a course offered in Sixth Semester of B. A. (Bachelor of Arts) English Language and Literature program at the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus.
To introduce students to the Indian critical traditions and inculcate a comparative approach in literary studies.
Unit 1
Introduction - philosophical foundations-major theories/schools-basic concepts-comparison between Western and Eastern Aesthetics K. AyyappaPaniker: ‘Ancient Indian Aesthetics: Contemporary Relevance’ - ‘Let’s Look for an Alternative Aesthetics’.
Unit 2
Rasa Theory - Bharatha
Unit 3
Dhwani theory - Anandavardhana.
Unit 4
Guna and Reethi-Bhamaha-Dandin-Vamana.
Unit 5
Vakrokti - Kuntaka.