Giuliano Boccali (University of Venice / Venezia)

entered: 9/24/96

Prof. Dr. Giuliano Boccali
Full Professor of Indology
Deputy Director
   Department of Indological and Far Eastern Studies
Head
   Indological Section
   Department of Indological and Far Eastern Studies
Universitˆ Ca' Foscari di Venezia 

Mailing address:
Ca' Soranzo - San Polo 2169
30125 Venezia    ITALY

Home address:
via P. Giannone, 9
20154 Milano    ITALY

phones: 41-5285570
        41-5204868
        2-33611765 (residence)
fax:    41- 720809 

Description of work:

Fields of Research:
Indo-Iranian linguistics (morphology)
Indian classical literature: Asvaghosa, Hala, Kalidasa (Meghaduta),
   Amaruka, Ksemendra (Samayamatrka), Caurapa–casika, Jayadeva
Indian literary aesthetics (rasa - and dhvani - theory)

Director of Researches:
"Hala's Sattasai and the Genesis of the Kavya Literature"
"Literary and figurative images of Indian philosophies and religions"
"Key Motifs in Indian Literature"
"The Formation of the Indian Classical Literature"
"The Literary Conventions in Ancient India"
"Index of the Poetic Expressions of Kavya Literature"