zAnta rasa

[Allen W Thrasher]

One can start with the following books specifically on the subject:

ACCESSION: 17504259
   AUTHOR: Masson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff), 1941-
    TITLE: Santarasa and Abhinavagupta's philosophy of aesthetics /
    PLACE: Poona :
PUBLISHER: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,
     YEAR: 1985 1969
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: [25] p. ; 25 cm.
   SERIES: Bhandarkar oriental series ; no. 9
    NOTES: "Reprint of 1969 edition."
           Includes index.
           Bibliography: p. [179]-188.
  SUBJECT: Abhinavagupta, -- Rajanaka.
    OTHER: Patwardhan, M. V.

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ACCESSION: 15018076
   AUTHOR: Jhingana, Kanana.
    TITLE: Nirguna santakavya mem santa rasa /
  EDITION: 1. samskarana.
    PLACE: Nai Dilli :
PUBLISHER: Naciketa Prakasana,
     YEAR: 1983
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: 237 p. ; 23 cm.
    NOTES: In Hindi.
           Bibliography: p. [231]-237.
           Study of the elements of sublime sentiments in the
medieval Hindi
           devotional poetry.
  SUBJECT: Religious poetry, Hindi -- History and criticism.
           Hindi poetry, Hindi -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.
           Hindi poetry, Hindi -- 1500-1800 -- History and
criticism.
           Sublime, The, in literature.

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ACCESSION: 6864104
   AUTHOR: Seetharamiah, Mysore Venkatadasappa, 1910-
    TITLE: Kannada sahityadalli santarasa /
    PLACE: Dharavada :
PUBLISHER: Karnataka Visvavidyalaya,
     YEAR: 1979
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: ix, 98 p. ; 23 cm.
   SERIES: Visesopanyasa granthamale - Karnataka Visvavidyalaya ; 31
           Visesopanyasa granthamale ; 31.
    NOTES: In Kannada.
           Bibliography: p. [96]-98.
  SUBJECT: Kannada literature -- History and criticism.
           Quietude in literature.

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ACCESSION: 3572019
   AUTHOR: Bhattacharya, Shashthi Prasad.
    TITLE: Santa rasa and its scope in literature /
    PLACE: Calcutta :
PUBLISHER: Sanskrit College,
     YEAR: 1976
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: xvii, 255 p. ; 25 cm.
   SERIES: Calcutta Sanskrit College research series, Studies ; no.
110. no.
           73
           Calcutta Sanskrit College research series ; no. 110
           Calcutta Sanskrit College research series. Studies ; no.
73.
    NOTES: "Originally submitted as a thesis for the degree of Ph. D.
of the
           Calcutta University."
           Includes index.
           Bibliography: p. [232]-243.
  SUBJECT: Sanskrit poetry -- History and criticism.
           Poetics.
           Rasas.

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ACCESSION: 133358
   AUTHOR: Masson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff), 1941-
    TITLE: Santarasa and Abhinavagupta's philosophy of aesthetics,
    PLACE: Poona,
PUBLISHER: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,
     YEAR: 1969
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: 2, 2, ii, 2, xvii, 206 p. 26 cm.
   SERIES: Bhandarkar oriental series no. 9
    NOTES: English and Sanskrit.
           Bibliography: p. [179]-188.
  SUBJECT: Abhinavagupta, -- Rajanaka.
    OTHER: Patwardhan, M. V. joint author.


And also it will be treated in  these general histories of Sanskrit
poetics:

ACCESSION: 3568155
   AUTHOR: Gerow, Edwin.
    TITLE: Indian poetics /
    PLACE: Wiesbaden :
PUBLISHER: Harrassowitz,
     YEAR: 1977
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: p. 218-301 ; 24 cm.
   SERIES: A History of Indian literature ; v. 5 : Scientific and
technical
           literature ; pt. 2, fasc. 3
    NOTES: Bibliography: p. [289]-296.
     ISBN: 3447017228 :
  SUBJECT: Indic poetry -- History and criticism.
           Poetics.


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ACCESSION: 126317
   AUTHOR: De, Sushil Kumar.
    TITLE: History of Sanskrit poetics.
  EDITION: 2d rev. ed.
    PLACE: Calcutta,
PUBLISHER: Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay,
     YEAR: 1960
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: 2 v. in 1. 22 cm.
    NOTES: First edition published in 1923-25 under the title:
Studies in
           the history of Sanskrit poetics."
           Includes bibliographies.
  SUBJECT: Sanskrit poetry -- History and criticism.
           Sanskrit language -- Metrics and rhythmics.
ALT TITLE: Studies in the history of Sanskrit poetics

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ACCESSION: 1043332
   AUTHOR: Kane, Pandurang Vaman, 1880-
    TITLE: History of Sanskrit poetics.
  EDITION: [3d. rev. ed.]
    PLACE: Delhi,
PUBLISHER: Motilal Banarsidass
     YEAR: 1961
 PUB TYPE: Book
   FORMAT: 446 p. 23 cm.
    NOTES: Includes some notes and quotations in Sanskrit in
Devanagari
           characters.
           "Index of authors and works on Sanskrit poetics": p.
[397]-446.
  SUBJECT: Poetics.
           Sanskrit poetry -- History and criticism.



Sincerely,

Allen Thrasher



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