Dying on the stage in the Nāt{dot below}yaśāstra and Kūt{dot below}iyāt{dot below}t{dot below}am: Perspectives from the Sanskrit theatre tradition

Asian Theatre Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 422-439

  Sullivan, Bruce M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350073664     PISSN: 07425457     EISSN: 15272109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/atj.2007.0041     Document Type: Review

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