Highways and Byways of Literary Criticism in Sanskrit

Summary

This review summarises Kuppuswami Sastri’s lectures on Sanskrit literary criticism titled “Highways and Byways.” Sastri highlights that ancient Indian critics were not rigidly dogmatic; they embraced multiple theories of poetic effect and aesthetic pleasure, many of which resemble modern ideasfile:///home/oai/share/split_articles/highways_and_byways_of_literary_criticism_in_sanskrit.pdf#:~:text=REVIEWS%20HIGHWAYS%20AND%20BYWAYS%20OF,literature%20of%20our%20ancient%20land. He encourages scholars to explore neglected treatises and appreciate the diversity of Indian poetics. The review praises the booklet for bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary critical thought and for inviting further research into the history of Sanskrit aesthetics.