Gitanjali

Name: Gitanjali
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
ISBN: 9781787363410

Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Language: English
Length: 56 pages
ISBN: 9781787363410
Published: 17 January 2022
Imprint: Sovereign

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Description

Gitanjali is a compilation of poems that are based on the Indian literary tradition of Bhakti, which means “devotion.” Gitanjali is a Hindi title, meaning “offering of songs.” The poem is written in English, but the emphasis is on Tagore’s own Bengali language, which marks his background as an Indian poet.

Author

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) wrote Gitanjali and made a world listen to Bengal. Poet, songwriter, playwright, and founder of Santiniketan, he was the first non-European Nobel laureate in literature. The English Gitanjali is a doorway; the Bengali work is a city. He composed songs that became national anthems and argued, politely and without pause, for a modern India that could still sing. Fourteen titles here.

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