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- DECLARATION
- CERTIFICATE
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- ABBREVIATIONS
- I. A General Survey of the Puranas and Itithasas
- Relevance of the Mahabharatha
- Method of Narration
- Symbolisms
- Contradictions
- The Mahabharata as a literary work
- References
- II. Rsisampradaya - Narrative tradition
- References
- III. Modem Narratology
- Semiology:
- Structural Narratology
- The Mahabharata and Modern Narratology:
- The Mahabharata from the narratological angle
- Tense, Mood and Voice
- Mood
- Perspective
- Voice
- Person
- Implled Aulhor and implled Reader in the Mahabharata
- Reference
- IV. The Binaries
- Narration: Subjective / Objective
- Experiencing self / Narrating self
- Perspectives: Internal /External
- Character-bound focalizer (CF) vs Non-character-bound (external) focalizer (EF)
- Teller vs Reflactor
- Progressively evolving vs Retrospective temporal orientation
- Narration / Description
- References
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Select Bibliography - A. Sanskrit
- Select Bibliography - B. English