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PART-I
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
A. Dhanapala and his works
Personal life and the personality of Dhanapala
B. Works of Dhanapala- A Survey
C. Date of Dhanapāla
PART-II
DHANAPALA AS A PROSE WRITER
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A. Emergence and growth of classical Sanskrit Prose Literature up to the time of Dhanapala (11th century A.D)
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B. Literary tendencies of the Age
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C. Prose Romance of Dhanapala; Act and Style
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1. Construction of the plot; The sources of the plot and the innovations introduced by the poet
2. Descriptive and narrative element
3. Description of nature
4. Characterisation
5. Sentiments
6. Philosophy of Life
7. Poetic embellishments; Language and Diction.
D. Impact of Earlier Prose writers on Dhanapala and his influence on later writers
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PART-III
CULTURAL DATA IN TILAKAMAÑJARĪ
E. Place of Dhanapala's works in Sanskrit Prose, Literature, General estimate. 150
1. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
1. Main sub- divisions of Bharatavarṣa
2. Mountains and forests
3. Rivers and Lakes
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