The author of the work is Sri P. S. Subbarama Pattar (1889-1977), a traditional Sanskrit scholar from Kerala. The work is perhaps the first serious and systematic study in English on Dhvanyaloka. It is divided into two parts. In the first part the author gives a brief but profound critique on the epoch making text Dhvanyaloka. In the second part, he tries to establish that the soul purpose ofAnandavardhana in writing Dhvanyaloka is to enunciate a new theory - the theory that ‘the supreme source of aesthetic delectation as well as the ultimate end of poetry is realization of Rasa-s’ . The work is edited by Dr. N. K. Sundareswaran.