CONTENTS:-
I. Abhinava's philosophy of aesthetics:
A. Influences:
i. Literary influences:
1. Asvaghosa.
2. Anandavardhana.
3. Bhattatauta.
4. Bhattanayaka.
ii. Philosophical influences:
1. Vedanta.
2. Vijnanabhairava.
3. Yogavasistha.
4. Kashmir Saivism.
iii. Influence from speculation on Santarasa:
1. Visnudharmottarapurana.
2. Anuyogadvarasutra.
iv. Tantric influence: Tantraloka.
B. Abhinava’s philosophy of aesthetics:
1. Translation of key passages from his philosophical works and the Abhinavabharati.
2. Text and translation of the Locana on Dhvanyaloka, Uddyota II.
3. Text and translation of the Locana on Dhvanyaloka, Uddyota I.
II. Santarasa:
1. Interpolated verses in the Natyasastra.
2. Rudrata.
3. Dhvanyaloka, Uddyota III.
4. Locana on same.
5. Dhvanyaloka, Uddyota IV.
6. Locana on same.
7. Santarasaprakarana from the Abhinavabharati.
8. Dasarupaka and Avaloka Passages.
III. Conclusion:
1. Verse from the Dhvanyaloka, Uddyota III, on devotion and poetry.
2. Locana on same.
3. Similarities between aesthetic experiences and mystic experiences.
4. Differences.
Appendix: Later writers on Santarasa and Rasasvada:
1. Mammata.
2. Visvanatha.
3. Rasagangadhara.
