Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus

1827. Contains Volumes I and II. Translated from the original Sanscrit. Ancient Indian drama is one of the most valuable creations of Indian kavya. The first academic work on Indian drama, in the strict sense, began with Horace Hayman Wilson's Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus. Contents: Dramatic System of the Hindus; Mrichchakati; Vikrama and Urvasi; Malati and Madhava; and Uttara Rama Cheritra. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.Wilson, Horace Hayman is the author of 'Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus ' with ISBN 9781417935178 and ISBN 1417935170.