2025 · Q104
Which of the following statements about Bharata's Natyashastra is/are correct?
- 1It is dated by scholars between the second century BCE and the second century CE.
- 2It analyses theatrical spectacle as an amalgam of speech, vocal and instrumental music, gesture, mime, etc.
- 3The ground it covers is less extensive than Aristotle's Poetics, its nearest ancient Greek counterpart. Select the answer using the codes given below:
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- A2 only
- B1 and 2 only
- C1, 2 and 3
- D1 and 3 only
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: scholars date the Natyashastra between the 2nd century BCE and the 2nd century CE, and it analyses theatre as an amalgam of speech, song, instrumental music, gesture and mime. Statement 3 is wrong: the Natyashastra's coverage is far more extensive than Aristotle's Poetics, not less. Hence 1 and 2 only.