Rabindranath Tagore is widely regarded as a poet-philosopher and educationist, but his novels remain a relatively underexplored aspect of his oeuvre. Focusing on gender and modernity as key features of his fiction, this book charts Tagore's evolution as a novelist from self-conscious psychologizing in "Chokher Bali "to an engagement with nationalism in "Gora "and "Ghare Baire" ("The Home and the World"); a portrayal of asceticism and desire in "Chaturanga" ("Quartet"); an analysis of marriage, sexuality and change in Bengali society in "Yogayog "("Relationships"); an effervescent fusion of...
Rabindranath Tagore is widely regarded as a poet-philosopher and educationist, but his novels remain a relatively underexplored aspect of his oeuvr...
"The Essential Tagore "showcases the genius of India s Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer the world has ever known.
Marking the 150th anniversary of Tagore s birth, this ambitious collection the largest single volume of his work available in English attempts to represent his extraordinary achievements in ten genres: poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays. In addition to the newest translations in the modern idiom, it includes a...
"The Essential Tagore "showcases the genius of India s Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diver...
Suryakanthi Tripathi Radha Chakravarty Nivedita Ray
This book explores Rabindranath Tagore's travels, and assesses the extent to which he was influenced by his visits and the deep impression he left on the countries he visited. Here, experts from India and several countries to which Tagore had travelled offer an array of perspectives on Tagore's thoughts and vision.
This book explores Rabindranath Tagore's travels, and assesses the extent to which he was influenced by his visits and the deep impression he left on ...
