Selected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore Paperback - 2005
by Rabindranath Tagore; William Radice (Translator); William Radice (Editor)
The poems of Rabindranath Tagore are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His ceaselessly inventive works deal with such subjects as the interplay between God and mortals, the eternal and the transient, and the paradox of an endlessly changing universe that is in tune with unchanging harmonies. Poems such as 'Earth' and 'In the Eyes of a Peacock' present a picture of natural processes unaffected by human concerns, while others, as in 'Recovery 14,' convey the poet's bewilderment about his place in the world. And exuberant works such as 'New Rain' and 'Grandfather's Holiday' describe Tagore's sheer joy at the glories of nature or simply in watching a grandchild play.
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The poems of Rabindranath Tagore are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His ceaselessly inventive works deal with such subjects as the interplay between God and mortals, the eternal and the transient, and the paradox of an endlessly changing universe that is in tune with unchanging harmonies. Poems such as “Earth” and “In the Eyes of a Peacock” present a picture of natural processes unaffected by human concerns, while others, as in “Recovery—14,” convey the poet’s bewilderment about his place in the world. And exuberant works such as “New Rain” and “Grandfather’s Holiday” describe Tagore’s sheer joy at the glories of nature or simply in watching a grandchild play.
- William Radice's exquisite translations are accompanied by an introduction discussing Tagore's Bengali cultural background, his social, political, and religious beliefs, and the lyirc meters and verse forms he developed
- Contains a new preface, chronology of Tagore's life and works, and updated suggestions for further reading
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- Title Selected Poems of Rabindranath Tagore
- Author Rabindranath Tagore; William Radice (Translator); William Radice (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date September 27, 2005
- ISBN 9780140449884 / 0140449884
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.84 x 5.12 x 0.51 in (19.91 x 13.00 x 1.30 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Tagore, Rabindranath
- Dewey Decimal Code 891.441
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- Library Journal, 10/15/2005, Page 95
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