The figure of Sakuntala appears in many forms throughout South
Asian literature, most famously in the "Mahabharata" and in
Kalidisa's fourth-century Sanskrit play, "Sakuntala and the Ring of
Recollection." In these two texts, Sakuntala undergoes a critical
transformation, relinquishing her assertiveness and autonomy to
become the quintessentially submissive woman, revealing much about
the performance of Hindu femininity that would come to dominate
South Asian culture. Through a careful analysis of sections from
"Sakuntala" and their various iterations in different contexts,
Romila Thapar explores the interactions between literature and
history, culture and gender, that frame the development of this
canonical figure, as well as a distinct conception of female
identity.
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