The Abhijnana-Sakuntalam of Kalidasa

The volume presents the edited text of Abhijnana-Sakuntalam along with its English translation accompanied by complete notes and a detailed exposition. It begins with an introduction on Sanskrit drama and the place of Kalidasa—his life, legends related to him and his beliefs and works. It discusses the plot of the play of Abhijnana-Sakuntalam, its sources, depiction of society and nature in the play and provides a place and time analysis with reference to it. It involves a comprehensive analysis of its characters, looking into their depiction and significance of their roles. It presents the views of other scholars like Michael Madhusudan Datta and Bankimchandra on the play. It studies commentaries on the play and its editions and translations in foreign languages.