Date of nATyazAstra

[marina orelskaya]

Dear Dr. Palaniappan,

the main core of the nATyazAstra is often dated as
belonging to the period from 200 B.C. to 200 A.D. 
Apparently, the text continued to be shaped for
centuries after that.
Hope, this helps.

Best,
Marina Orelskaya


--- Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan <Palaniappa at AOL.COM>
wrote:

> Dear Indologists,
>  
> Prof. Edwin Gerow mentions ca. sixth century CE as
> the date of nATyazAstra  
> in his article "Jayadeva's Poetics and the Classical
> Style," in JAOS Vol. 109,  
> No. 4. (Oct. - Dec., 1989), p. 541. Is there a
> consensus among Sanskritists  
> regarding this date?
>  
> Thanks in advance.
>  
> Regards,
> S. Palaniappan
> 
> 
> 
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