Tag: Emotions
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On epic literature and the emotions
Great literature can express emotions in ways that are powerful yet also subtle. This is clear in epic literature, such as in the Iliad, which announces itself straight off the bat as a poem rooted in a specific emotion, viz. rage.
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Emotions and Indian Dramatic Expression
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series — Cleveland Museum of Art Indian Aesthetics from the Upanishads to Bollywood “In the beginning, this [reality] was non-existent. Then existence was produced. That [Brahman] created itself by itself. So it is called well-made. That which is well-made is in fact rasa. For bliss arises only having obtained rasa.” [Taittirīya Upanishad 2.7.1]…
Desire To Think 