Harshacharita

Alongside master poets like Kalidasa and Bhavabhuti, the prose artist Banabhatta occupies a legendary position in the global intellectual community as a pride of Indian literature. Due to their immense wealth of knowledge and breathtaking prose style, his two works—Kadambari and Harshacharita—are foundational for students of social sciences and literature. The book's thirty-page introduction discusses the intellectual background of 7th-century India, Banabhatta's biography, the classification of Sanskrit prose, and the distinct prose style of both texts. It analyzes Banabhatta’s adherence to the styles and figures of speech recognized by classical poetics using textual examples.