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Instructor: Arya Kaul
Class: MWF 3pm-4:15pm EST (Jan. 11 - Jan. 22)
The course will be a deep dive into love poetry from 5
ancient sanskrit poets.
- Kalidasa
- Bharitrari
- Bilhana
- Jayadeva
- Mirabai
There will be a total of 6 class sessions. Each will
begin with a short lecture to provide context to
next class' authors, and then transition to free-form
discussions around the assigned readings for that day.
No prior knowledge is required!
A rough outline of the class structure may be found below:
Class I (Jan. 11)
- Class introductions
- Introduction to Sanskrit
- Historical context to court poems
- Introduction to Kalidasa
- Group discussion on readings
Class II (Jan. 13)
- Introduction to Bharitrari
- Group discussion on Kalidasa readings
Class III (Jan. 15)
- Introduction to Bilhana
- Group discussion on Bharitrari readings
Class IV (Jan. 18)
- Introduction to Jayadeva
- Group discussion on Bilhana readings
Class V (Jan. 20)
- Introduction to Mirabai
- Group discussion on Jayadeva readings
Class VI (Jan. 22)
- Group discussion on Mirabai readings
- Comparative discussion on readings
Nainsukh circa 1775