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Damayanti in nalacharitham attakatha

  • Author :Rajagopalan, L.S.
  • Keywords :Sanskrit drama
    Sanskrit literature
    India--Kerala
  • Issue Date :1969
  • Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
  • Description :Nalacharitham Attakatha is a play which descibes in two parts. In the first place the subject matter in Kathakali is borrowed frompuranas like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana or the Bhagavatha. So the scope to manipulate. the plot or the events is very limited. Secondly the actors are dumb and express their ideas byfaeial expressions and well regimented gestures while the text (padas and slokas) is sung by the Bhagavathas. All the characters in this play are shown with exquisite care. Damayanti is a Desdemona with.a trace of Portia thrown in it. Damayanti in Nalacaritham Attakatha has a place in the galaxy of world-famous women in literature.
  • Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
  • Type :Article
  • Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Rajagopalan, L.S.
dc.coverage.spatial India
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-15T11:17:00Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-15T11:17:00Z
dc.date.issued 1969
dc.description.abstract Nalacharitham Attakatha is a play which descibes in two parts. In the first place the subject matter in Kathakali is borrowed frompuranas like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana or the Bhagavatha. So the scope to manipulate. the plot or the events is very limited. Secondly the actors are dumb and express their ideas byfaeial expressions and well regimented gestures while the text (padas and slokas) is sung by the Bhagavathas. All the characters in this play are shown with exquisite care. Damayanti is a Desdemona with.a trace of Portia thrown in it. Damayanti in Nalacaritham Attakatha has a place in the galaxy of world-famous women in literature.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 30-39p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2686
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Sanskrit drama
Sanskrit literature
India--Kerala
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 14
dc.format.medium text

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