Articles on Riti Guna Theory
Riti and Guna in the Agni Purana
By V. Raghavan · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
The article critiques H.C. Lahiri’s statements on poetics in the Agni Purana and offers a re-evaluation of the Purana’s treatment of rhetorical concepts. Lahiri had claimed that the Agni Purana’s Alankara section was a hodgepodge lacking systematic…
Vamana's Theory of Riti and Guna
By Prakash Chandra Lahiri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
This article analyses Vāmana's contributions to Sanskrit poetics, focusing on his theory of rīti (style) and guṇa (quality). Vāmana, author of the Kāvyālaṅkārasūtravṛtti, synthesised earlier aesthetic theories and proposed that rīti is the arrangement of…
Theory of Riti and Guna in the Agnipurana
By Prakash Chandra Lahiri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
The Agnipurana's Theory of Riti and Guna presents a nuanced framework for poetic and dramatic analysis. The text defines *kavya* (poetry) as requiring *alamkara* (figures of speech), *guna* (poetic excellences), and freedom from *dosha* (flaws), while…