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The Tagore Reader: Gitanjali, Songs of Kabîr, Thought Relics, Sadhana: The Realization of Life, Stray Birds, The Home and the World
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515435075
Publisher: Wilder Pubn
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.64
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This comprehensive reader brings together six of Rabindranath Tagore's most important works, presenting a rich introduction to one of the great literary voices of the modern world. Collected here are Gitanjali, Songs of Kabîr, Thought Relics, Sadhana: The Realization of Life, Stray Birds, and The Home and the World, works that together reveal the remarkable breadth of Tagore's poetic, philosophical, and narrative vision.
Tagore's writing blends spiritual reflection with lyrical beauty, exploring themes of devotion, humanity, nature, and the search for truth. In Gitanjali, the work that brought him international fame, Tagore's poetic meditations express a deep spiritual longing and reverence for the divine presence within everyday life. Songs of Kabîr presents Tagore's celebrated translations and interpretations of the mystical poetry of the fifteenth-century Indian saint Kabîr, while Sadhana offers a series of philosophical essays reflecting the spiritual traditions of India.
The brief poetic reflections of Stray Birds and the aphoristic insights of Thought Relics capture Tagore's ability to express profound ideas with graceful simplicity. Completing the collection is The Home and the World, a powerful novel exploring the tensions between nationalism, personal freedom, and moral responsibility during a period of political awakening in India.
Together these works offer readers a sweeping portrait of Tagore's literary genius and spiritual insight, presenting poetry, philosophy, and fiction from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.
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