Nala and the Swan Messenger : A Critical Study of the Nalacampu of Trivikramabhatta

Contents: Preface. I. A. Introduction. B. The origin of Campu Kavya. C. New techniques applied in the composition of Campu Kavyas. D. Trivikramabhatta: the genealogy of the author, his date, birth, place, scholarship and practical wisdom. II. The treatment of the Nala story in the Nalacampu. III. Literary studies of the Campu Kavyas of Trivikramabhatta. IV. Social life depicted in the Campu text of Trivikramabhatta. 5. Geographical accounts of India in the Nalacampu. VI. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.