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Het leemen wagentje: Indisch tooneelspel uit Sanskṛt en Prākṛt in het Nederlandsch vertaald

Chapter 5: AANTEEKENINGEN.
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A classical Sanskrit drama centers on a compassionate, impoverished man whose love for a celebrated urban woman becomes entwined with deception, false accusation, and political upheaval. Interlaced comic interludes and a legal subplot lead toward rescue, revelation, and social reconciliation. The action alternates lofty poetic passages with everyday colloquial scenes, using contrasting registers to probe themes of virtue, status, justice, and the redemptive power of love, while balancing satire, pathos, and theatrical spectacle.