Selected Poems

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Selected Poems by Rabindranath Tagore offers a collection of the poet's most profound and evocative works, exploring themes of love, nature, spirituality, and the human experience. The anthology captures Tagore's reflective and lyrical style, presenting a rich tapestry of emotions and insights. His poetry often blends Eastern and Western philosophies, celebrating both the beauty of the natural world and the inner landscapes of the human soul.
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This collection may appeal to you if you appreciate lyrical beauty and profound philosophical insights. Explore the evocative imagery and spiritual themes crafted by an iconic poet known for bridging Eastern and Western cultural perspectives. Perfect for those who enjoy reflecting on life, nature, and the human soul through poetry.

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Selected Poems

The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. This title includes his poems such as "Earth", "In the Eyes of a Peacock", "Recovery - 14", "New Rain", and "Grandfather's Holiday".

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The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) 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 the world, the eternal and transient, and with 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.

Selected Poems is a collection that showcases the remarkable depth and emotional range of one of the most celebrated poets in history.

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Selected Poems by Rabindranath Tagore receives praise for its significance and insightful introduction by William Radice. The Sunday Times (London) highlights the book's cultural importance and the excellence of Radice's contribution, underscoring its role in bringing Tagore's poetic genius to a wider audience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140449884

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by William Radice
  • Edited by William Radice
  • Translated by William Radice

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A cultural icon of Bengal and India, he became Asia's first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. William Radice was born in 1951 in London. He is a poet and a scholar and translator of Bengali, and has written or edited nearly thirty books. He has also translated Tagore's short stories and his novel, The Home and the World, for Penguin.

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