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Shakuntala stops to look back at Dushyanta, Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) |
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There are 6 critical essays on Kālidāsa.
Critical Essays on Kālidāsa

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Critical Essay by Gary A. Tubb
8,891 words, approx. 30 pages
 In the following essay, Tubb examines problematic alterations made to the plot of the Sanskrit play Parvatiparinaya and the poem upon which it is based, The Birth of the War-God.
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Critical Essay by Daniel H. H. Ingalls
7,402 words, approx. 25 pages
 Ingalls is an American educator and critic specializing in the study of Sanskrit literature. In the following essay, he examines Kalidasa's milieu, noting the manner in which the spirit of the author's age is reflected in his thought and artistry.
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Critical Essay by D. K. Gupta
3,317 words, approx. 11 pages
 In the excerpt below, Gupta places Kalidasa's work in the sukumara or "delicate" style, which is characterized as being free from affectation and growing organically out of the poet's imagination.
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Critical Essay by Steven F. Walker
2,498 words, approx. 8 pages
 In the following essay, Walker compares Kalidasa's Cloud-Messenger to the Western notion of pastoral poetry.
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Critical Essay by Martha Ann Seeby
767 words, approx. 3 pages
 In the following review, Seeby criticizes the translator of A Round of Seasons for his over-reliance on prosody.

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