Rasa

[girish jha]

Dear Mr Ranganathan,
In my view any innovative  research work must be based
on the study of original Sanskrit texts with the help
of standard English translations.Some important books
relating to rasa are as follows:
1.Bharatamuni's Natyasastra with the Abhinavabharati
Eng. tr.by M.N.DATT ED. P. Kumar
2.Kavyaprakasa of Mammata Eng.tr. by Dr Ganganath Jha
3.Sahityadarpana of Visvanatha Eng.tr.by P.V.Kane
4.Rasagangadhara of Jagannatha with Balakrida comm.
5.An Aesthetic Experience acc. to Abhinavagupta
by R. Gnoli[Publ.Chowkhamba Skt.Series
Office,Varanasi.
Regards,
Sincerely
GIRISH K. JHA
Dept OF Sanskrit, 
PATNA UNIVERSITY,
PATNA INDIA
--- Shyam Ranganathan <shyamr at YORKU.CA> wrote:

> Dear Indologists,
> 
> I’m in need of suggestions for introductory readings
> on Rasa. It is for a
> philosopher with a research project in aesthetics
> but who has no knowledge of
> classical Indian languages.
> 
> I would be most grateful for references to
> authoritative introductory survey
> material dealing with Rasa (particularly theoretical
> material), and any English
> translations of important texts on the topic.
> 
> Many thanks!
> 
> Shyam Ranganathan
> Department of Philosophy,
> York University
> 



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