Singing Krishna : Sound Becomes Sight in Paramanand's Poetry

, by Sanford, A. Whitney

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ISBN: 9780791473955 | 0791473953
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Copyright: 3/6/2008

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Introduces Paramanand, one of Indias poet-saints, his work, and this works use in ritual

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
A Critical Perspective	p. 1
The Research Context	p. 3
The Experience of the Temple	p. 4
Situated Poetry: Sound Becoming Sight	p. 6
Plan for the Book: Following the Cycles	p. 7
Paramanand's Poetic World	p. 9
About Paramanand's Poetry	p. 16
Paramanand's Poetic Environment	p. 19
Serving Krishna	p. 25
Synaesthesia, Metaphor, and Transformation	p. 28
The End of the Night: Poetry, Memory, and Culture	p. 33
Sayan: While Braj Sleeps	p. 33
Paramanand's World	p. 35
Theater of Memory	p. 42
Mangala-Krishna Rises	p. 51
Srngar-Ornamentation	p. 58
Krishna's Morning Games: Creating Intimacy Through Treachery	p. 63
Gval-Boyhood Play	p. 63
The Gopi's Complaints to Yasoda	p. 68
Mixed Bhavas	p. 72
Shattered Boundaries and Spilled Milk: Metonymies of Love	p. 81
Afternoon: Experiencing the Food of Love	p. 91
Rajbhog-A Lunchtime Tryst in the Forest	p. 91
Mahatmya: Separation during the Afternoon Watch	p. 100
Public and Private Lila	p. 106
Utthapan-Avani: Krishna's Arrival in Braj	p. 108
Exemplars of Bhava: The Cows and the Gopis	p. 112
Bhog and Sandhyarati-The Connoisseur of Rasa Eats and Goes to Bed	p. 115
Night: Playing the Game of Love	p. 121
Sayan Mana-Divine Jealousy	p. 121
The Sakhi's Counsel to Radha about Her Sulking and Pride	p. 122
Setting the Stage: A Romantic Evening and the Beauty of the Lovers	p. 132
The Sakhi's Warning	p. 137
The Sakhi's Message to Krishna	p. 142
The Resolution of Mana	p. 145
Krishna's Mana	p. 146
The Sakhi in Mana Poems	p. 147
Autumn to Spring: Gopis, Birds, and the Moon	p. 151
Sarad: The Autumn Full Moon	p. 151
Hemant: Vows of the Cold Winter	p. 168
Vasant: Spring and Holi	p. 170
Summer-Seeing Reality: The Synaesthetic Transformation	p. 173
Grisma: The Hot Season	p. 173
Vars: The Rainy Season	p. 179
Back to the Beginning	p. 184
Notes	p. 189
Works Cited	p. 195
Index	p. 199
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