SAlVA PHILOSOPHY AND LITERARY

THEORY: AN EXAMINATION OF
ABHINAVAGUPTA'S POETICS WITH
SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TANTRALOKA

Thesis submitted to the

Jawaharlal Nehru University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

By

RAJNISH KUMAR MISHRA

CENTRE OF LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE STUDIES
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI- 110067
2001