CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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INTRODUCTION
(1 - 17)

CHAPTER ONE

PHILOSOPHY AND LITERARY THEORY: THE SAIVA PERSPECTIVE

[18 to 45)

CHAPTER TWO

ABHINAVAGUPTA AND THE SAlVA TRADITIONS

[46-65)

CHAPTER THREE

SAlVA CONCEPT OF VAK: MEANING AND CREATIVE PROCESS

[66-90)

CHAPTER FOUR

ABHINAVAGUPTA'S POETICS: ITS PHILOSOPHICAL ASSUMPTIONS

[91-112)

CHAPTER FIVE

ABHINAVAGUPTA'S AESTHETICS AND POETICS

[113-130)

CONCLUSION
[131-144)

GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTUAL SANSKRff TERMS

[145-205)

BIBLIOGRA PH'r.
(206-245)

APPENDICES