CNOTENTS.
Preface
CHAPTER I. The Antiquity of Sanskrit Literature
„ II. The Periods of Literature
„ III. Epic Poetry ...
„ IV. The Kavyas or Artificial Epics ...
,, V. The Indian Drama
„ VI. The Dramatic Writings
„ VII. Lyrical and Didactic Poetry
„ VIII. Sanskrit Prose
„ IX. Fables and Fairy Tales...
,, X. Rhetoric? Metric and Dramaturgy
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... 156undation lie the admirable fruits of Indian scholarship. Most important of all, I express my sincere indebtedness to my own countrymen R. C. Dutt, Bhandarkar and R, L. Mitra for their grand contributions to the history of Indian civilization. My thanks are due to the Proprietor of the Vaijayanti Press for his sincere interest in the success of my labours. With the strong hope, then, that the matter will be better appreciated than the manner, I venture to present the book to the judgment of the literary world.