Natya Shastra and Art
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Natya">Natya</span> <span word="Shastra">Shastra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="treatise">treatise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="encompassing">encompassing</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>, <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="between">between</span> 200 <span word="BC">BC</span> <span word="and">and</span> 200 <span word="AD">AD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sage">Sage</span> <span word="Bharata">Bharata</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Natya">Natya</span> <span word="Shastra">Shastra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="scope">scope</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stagecraft">stagecraft</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="makeup">makeup</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stagecraft">stagecraft</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Natya">Natya</span> <span word="Shastra">Shastra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="authoritative">authoritative</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Natya">Natya</span> <span word="Shastra">Shastra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Abhinavabharati">Abhinavabharati</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Abhinavagupta">Abhinavagupta</span>.</p><p> </p>
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