Introduction

In Good Taste, The Aesthetics of Rasa by Geneardin Gennaria and Peter Adamson. How do fictional representations solicit such emotions in us without generating exactly the same emotional responses we would have if we were really being pursued by an axe-wielding psychopath or by Jennifer Aniston? These questions were central to ancient Indian writings devoted to aesthetics. Unlike modern day horror movie, ancient Indian dramas were not out to surprise you with their plot twists.