5th century, dramatic character, India, play, primary source, quotes, Sanskrit, stories
In The Little Clay Cart (Mycchakatika, attributed to Sudraka) the vidusaka Maitreya, whom we met earlier, shows a perhaps even greater degree of familiarity, loyalty and irreverence than Kalidasa’s vidusaka. Â He stands by his master even when the latter has lost...
dramatic character, India, primary source, quotes, Sanskrit, stories
There is much debate as to whether the stock comic character of Sanskrit drama, the vidusaka, is or is not a court jester. This will be teased out over time drawing on many sources. If that sounds like fence-sitting, let me hop off to one side decisively: I believe...
