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3. Kalidasa's Life
4. The Rtusamhara .
5. The Meghaduta .
6. The Kumarasambhava
7. The Raghuvanca .
8. Kalidasa's Thought
9. Kalidasa's Style and Metre
V. Bharavi, Bhatti, Kumaradasa, and Magha
1. Bharavi
2. Bhatti . .
3. Kumaradasa
4. Magha
VI. The Lesser Epic Poets
VII. Historical Kavya
1. Indian Historical Writing
2. The Beginnings of History
3. Bilhana
4. Kalhana's Life and Times
5. The Rajatarangini and its Sources
6. Kalhana as a Historian
7. Kalhana's Style .
8. Minor Historical Kavya
VIII. Bhartrhari, Amaru, Bilhana, and Jayadeva
1. Bhartrhari
2. Amaru
3. Bilhana
4. Jayadeva .
IX. Lyric Poetry and the Anthologies
1. Secular Poetry
2. Religious Poetry .
3. The Anthologies .
4. Prakrit Lyrics
X. Gnomic and Didactic Poetry .
1. Gnomic Poetry
2. Didactic Poetry .
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