Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 5pm, Foster 103
Janet Um, Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
The Avantisundarī (7th c.) is a Sanskrit prose composition best known for providing an account of its author, the poet and theorist Daṇḍin. This talk discusses the work’s distinctive features and its contribution to mapping the development of prose in both a literary and a social context.