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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"The Mahabharata"”.
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A Re-examination Of The 20th Century Intercultural Theatre: Peter Brook's The Mahabharata (1985) And Ong Keng Sen's Lear (1997)
My thesis re-examines 20th-century intercultural theatre by looking at two acclaimed productions: Peter Brook's The Mahabharata (1985) and Ong Keng Sen's Lear (1997). The first chapter is a historical analysis of intercultural theatre's emergence in the late 20th century, which explores the early …
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Nala as Nara, Raja, & Yudhisthira: Masculinity, Kingship, & Dharmic Suffering in the Nalopakhyana
In this thesis, I examine the character of King Nala in Book 3 of the Mahabharata by analyzing how his characterizations fit into the epic's overall sociopolitical context. Specifically, I argue that Nala's depictions as a supremely idealized man and king place him squarely within the political …
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THE NUCLEAR ARJUNA: A NARRATIVE CRITICISM OF VAJPAYEE'S LOK SABHA ADDRESS
The thesis is a rhetorical and narrative criticism of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 1998 pro-nuclear Lok Sabha address. Through Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm, I argue that Vajpayee's rhetoric uses the powerful values of the Hindu myth of Arjuna in the Bhagivad Gita to justify India's moves towards …
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Krsnāntaka : an old Javanese kakawin
Krsna has been one of the popular characters in Old Javanese literature, and a number of stories featuring Krsna as an incarnation of Wisnu as well as a mighty hero have come down to us. However, the study of those stories has previously been limited to a few relatively popular texts, and the story …
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Krsnāntaka : an old Javanese kakawin
Krsna has been one of the popular characters in Old Javanese literature, and a number of stories featuring Krsna as an incarnation of Wisnu as well as a mighty hero have come down to us. However, the study of those stories has previously been limited to a few relatively popular texts, and the story …
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Three tellings, four models and differing perceptions : the contruction of female sexuality in the Rāmāyaṇa
The Ramayan[dotbelow]a has been used as a model for appropriate behavior for Hindus throughout the world. Hinduism, like many other religions, uses examples of morality derived from divine sources. The two epics, the Mahabharata, and Ramayan[dotbelow]a, occupy a unique position in the lives of …