{"product_id":"aesthetics-of-wonder-new-findings-in-sanskrit-alankarasastra-idf912","title":"The Aesthetics of Wonder: New Findings in Sanskrit Alankarasastra","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDF912\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-author\/a%20v%20subramanian\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"A.V.Subramanian\"\u003eA.V.Subramanian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-publisher\/motilal%20banarsidass%20publishers%20pvt%20ltd\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. 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Ltd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e1987\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e8120804449\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e236\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e9.0\" X 5.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout The Book:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Creative writers everywhere harness the sense of wonder to secure readers' attention, to spice the inevitable duller passages, to enhance the readability of their works; \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book\/Hindu\/sanskrit\"\u003eSanskrit\u003c\/a\u003e poets have made a prolific use of wonder to secure these and many more objectives with conspicuous success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e But, surprisingly, little work has been done on the aesthetics of wonder; the writers on Sanskrit poetics have had little to say about this most attractive sensation This work examines, in great depth, the excitants of the sense of wonder and the various purposes for which poets harness it and presents the concepts, for the first time in the history of Sanskrit aesthetics, embellished with delectable examples delectable examples drawn from the whole of Sanskrit literature. The crowning achievement of the author is the startlingly new discovery about the nature and the role played by wonder, which will revolutionize the existing concept of the sensation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. The most attractive and unusual feature of the book is the high readability achieved through a scintillating style of presentation distinguished by sparkling wit and homour. An epoch-making book which scholars and lay lovers of literature alike would love to read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA.V Subramanian (born1924)\u003c\/b\u003e served as a Senior Officer of the Indian railways in the Personnel and the Accounts Departments and retired as Additional general Manager. The prime interest and guiding force of his life has been the pursuit of Sanskrit and Tamil literature, which he loves to read write and speak about. He has written over forty books, which have established him as a highly original writer commanding an unusually bright and interesting style of presentation. The more notable among his works are The Sanskrit plays on the Rama theme, the Unity of sentiment in Sanskrit plays, and the Innovative genius of Bhavabhuti, in Sanskrit aesthetics and A Fine Excess of Poetic Sentiment and focus on the Speaker in the field of Tamil aesthetics. He is now working on the Rasa theory in Sanskrit and expects to come out with some startingly new concepts on the fundamental groundwork of Sanskrit aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e As a speaker, he has toured USA, Canada and UK thrice, captivating his audiences by the depth of his conceptual range and the sparkle of his presentation. He has been invited to deliver endowment lectures by Indian Universities and scholarly bodies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\"\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePerface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ev\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWHAT WE KNOW OFWONDER TODAY\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTHE EXCITANTS OF THE SENSE OF WONDER\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSupernatural Occurrences\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise twists in the plot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnique, even perverse reactions ofcharacters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eexcessive reaction to stimulus\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtraordinary displays of personal qualities\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExorbitant cliaims\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA new twist to an old concept\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn arrestingly different principle developed-radically different from popular concepts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn unexpected sequel toa step taken\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA statement made in juxtaposition with another conveys a startlingly different meaning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA perverse reversl of ethical standards\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epresenting good and virtuous conduct as bad or ineffective \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdisplay of audacity, a cheerful disregard ofpublic prejudices\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMind-boggling, larger-than-life portraits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.15\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuperimposing human foibles on birds and animals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epresentingsome sophisticated act requiring human skill, initiative and ingenuity ashaving beenperfomed by other than human agency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.17\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpurt of admiration for a character from another \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUse of a device or measure designed for a purpose for a starlingly different purpose\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.19\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnderplaying a thing of value tomakeanother appear more significant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e66\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe neat but unexpected waya problem gets solved\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e69\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.21\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInstituting startingly unusual comparisons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e71\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStark contrasts too can occasion surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e74\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNormal, intelligent people acting absurdly under theurge of overpowering emotions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e77\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhen psychology is harnesed in a unique way to achieve a desired end\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e79\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ct\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe sudden realization that thecauseofall the trouble to which one is subject is oneself, no other\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAccomplishing mighty things with very unpromising implements\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e83\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThings appear startlingly different when the angle of vision or point offocus changes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e85\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePostulating surprising new causes for known phenomena of nature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e89\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStriking gradation through which are fashioned new techniques with which to measure intangibles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e91\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegistering consternation at one's own great misfortune or cupidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e93\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClever sophistry, specious arguments, cunning reasoning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeriving a general principal from an all-too-inadequate number of cases and applying it universally with amusing results\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e98\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.33\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA quick and smart retort, paying the offender in the same coin; Clever saucy dialogue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.34\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelating, in startling manner, present experience of individuals to a tradition, a myth, a classical concept\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.35\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeighbouring pastures greener, in some cases, startlingly so \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnbelievable, inexcusable bungling evoking startled surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e105\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.37\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn a world given over to diplomatic euphemism, a blunt piece of straight-talking, a bland mouthing of the brutal truth may cause surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e106\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.38\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfusion worse confounded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e108\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.39\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePresenting a thing of significance in deprecatory terms \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConsciously saying the opposite to secure a better effect through surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.41\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBizarre fancies, grand delusions,singular self-deception\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e114\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.42\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGiving eloquent, unambiguous expressionto one's innermost thoughts without the aid of words\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e115\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.43\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSomthing happens that should not have happened andit is contemplated with disbelief, surprise and sorrow \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e116\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaising a thing to a high level only to drop it to the ground, blowing up a thing to outsize to burst it to smithereens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e117\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.45\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdroit verbal tricks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e119\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.46\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe same thing being different things to people in diverse situations\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e121\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.47\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplying double standards\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e122\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDisplayof accurate knowledge in a back-ground of widespread popular misconceptions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e123\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.49\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnique relationships, unusual bargains with God\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e124\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003erelative notions of time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e126\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.51\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGetting badly trounced by the very thing that was expected to save\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e127\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne man's meat turns out to be another's poison, starlinglyin some cases\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.53\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe damming up of strong emotions and the bursting of the dam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrawing a conclusion from material which seemingly suggests the very oposite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e130\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.55\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteps taken against deeply held preferences fail, leading to joy unbounded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e131\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaking much of a thing, unbridled exag-geration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e132\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.57\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe surprising perseverence of a character in an illusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e135\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.58\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWith vaulting ambition goes a frailty of heart, causing surprise twice over\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e136\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.59\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esmall factors used to create a smokescreen to conceal a significant fault\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e137\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.60\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epeople unknowwingly working at cross purposes with surprisingly hilarious consequences\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e138\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.61\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStartling mental state on waking up from illusions \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e139\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.62\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhen road-blocks startlingly turn out to be stepping stones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e141\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.63\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe simultaneous advocacy of two radically opposed concepts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e142\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCause operating at a point and effect apearing at another\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e143\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.65\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCause judged as inadequate for the scale of the effect\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.66\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe discovery of complexities in things regarded as simple and straight-forward\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e145\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.67\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA comples medley of emotions,some running counter to other, rarely found subsisting in a single human breast together\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e147\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esolid reliance on sandy foundations, on vague,shadowy insubstaitials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e148\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.69\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat looked bad initially proves good and what looked good proves bad in the sequel, evoking surprise through misappraised values \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e149\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.70\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere misunderstanding is mutual and total \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e151\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.71\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA thing paraded as something much bigger or better, causing surprise bythe clever presentation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePride expresed at things not regarded as worthy of it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.71\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExcess is in such abundance, it can over-fulfil want, creating an excess wherever it operates\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e155\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTHE LITERARY BENEFITS ACCURING FROM WONDER\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e157\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe essence of all creative art is a freshness, a strangeness which is the mother of surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e157\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder opens up the mind of the reader\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e159\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder helps to secure attention\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e159\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder makes for greater credibility, lubri-cating the transfer of experience\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e162\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBanal everyday objects and sequences acquire a new capacity to interest through surprise\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e165\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise being dynamic activates aesthetic enjoyment \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder help poet to effect change of direction in a natural andaesthetically acceptable fashion \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e173\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder brightens the narrative, it lights up the dull patches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e178\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMan, atavistically, accords the highest priority to surprise-evoking stimuli\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertain elements of surprise born of audacity, perversity, iconoclasm can purvey vicarious delight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e181\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.11\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise, the prime constituent of Jagannatha's 'beyond-the-world' concept\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e182\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise enables the portrayal of a fine excess of sentiment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e185\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise engenders puzzlement which challenges themind and engagesit, furnishing delight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSurprise furnishes a magic attic for us to escape into from the troubled world we live in \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e189\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLIGHT FROM MODERN SCIENCE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e191\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe two fresh thinkers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e191\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight from Neuro-psychology\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe concept of moderately discrepant stimuli\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e193\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe theory of Moderate Discrepancy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e194\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe poets' problem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvils of over-evocation of wonder \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e197\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonder, nota sentiment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProving the phase difference between wonder and the sentiments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA second example\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e201\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e 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