Gitanjali
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Publishing year : January 2012
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780143419563
- Imprint : Modern Classics
- Age Group : Adult
- Language : English
About the Book: Gitanjali The paperback edition of the bestselling and acclaimed new translation by William Radice Descr ...
About the Book: Gitanjali The paperback edition of the bestselling and acclaimed new translation by William Radice Described by Rabindranath Tagore as 'revelations of my trueself', the poems and songs of Gitanjali established the writer'sliterary talent worldwide. They include eloquent sonnets such asthe famous 'Where the mind is without fear', and poems that areintense explorations of love, faith and nature, and tenderevocations of childhood. William Radice's new translation renders with beauty andprecision the poetic rhythm and intensity of the Bengali originals.In his arrangement of Tagore's original sequence of poems alongsidehis translations, Radice restores to Gitanjali the structure, styleand conception that were hidden by W.B. Yeats's edition of 1912,making this book a magnificent addition to the Tagore library. About the Author: William Radice William Radice is a poet and a scholar and translator ofBengali. He is well known for his translations of the poems,stories and plays of Tagore. He has recently translated The Poem ofthe Killing of Meghnad by Michael Madhusudan Dutt and a collectionof Tagore's brief poems, The Jewel That Is Best, both for PenguinIndia. Reviews A towering figure in the millennium-old literature of Bengal'- New York Review of Books
Born in Kolkata, Shri Rabindranath Tagore started writing poetry from a tender age of eight. Later, as an eminent poet, short story writer, essayist, painter, novelist and playwright of worldwide fame, he changed the face of Bengali literature and music. Some of his other works are Malini, The Crescent Moon and Stray Birds.
Well known as a 'polymath,' he was also known as a renaissance poet. He had a progressive mindset and believed that the human mind has unlimited capabilities.
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