Vijayanagara literature

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Vijayanagara literature refers to the rich body of mainly Telugu, Kannada, and Sanskrit works produced under the patronage of the Vijayanagara Empire, noted for its devotional, courtly, and classical poetic traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South Indian literature
literary tradition
medieval Indian literature
associatedWith Vijayanagara Empire
contributedTo continuity of Sanskrit scholarship
development of Kannada literature
development of Telugu literature
flourishedInCentury 14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
hasGenre bhakti literature
campu poetry
classical kavya
court poetry
devotional poetry
drama
musicological treatise
philosophical treatise
puranic narrative
historicalContext post-Delhi Sultanate South India
pre-modern Hindu court culture
influencedBy Advaita Vedanta
Bhakti movement
Madhva Vedanta
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya

Sanskrit kavya tradition
Shaivism
Sri Vaishnava theology
linked to: Sri Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism
mainLanguages Kannada
Sanskrit
Telugu
majorCenter Hampi
Kanchipuram
Shringeri
Srirangam
Tirupati
Vijayanagara court
linked to: Vijayanagara Empire
notedFor classical poetic conventions
courtly elegance
devotional intensity
synthesis of Sanskrit and regional traditions
patronizedBy Achyuta Deva Raya
Aliya Rama Raya
Bukka Raya I
Deva Raya II
Harihara I
Krishnadevaraya
linked to: Sri Krishnadevaraya
producedWorkType commentaries on scriptures
epic poetry
grammatical treatises
music and dance treatises
prosody treatises
puranic retellings
stotras
region Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

South India
religiousOrientation Hinduism
Shaiva bhakti
Vaishnava bhakti

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Ramarajabhushanudu partOf Vijayanagara literature
Nandi Thimmana influencedBy Vijayanagara court culture
linked to: Vijayanagara literature
Madayyagari Mallana literaryMovement Vijayanagara Telugu literary renaissance
linked to: Vijayanagara literature