Gitanjali: Song Offerings: Devotional Poems from the Bengali Tradition - Hardcover

Tagore, Rabindranath; Yeats, W. B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515435539 ISBN 13: 9781515435532

Verlag: A & D Publishing, 2018

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Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali is a landmark collection of devotional lyric poetry, presented here in the celebrated English rendering associated with W. B. Yeats. These poems, written in a spirit of quiet reflection and spiritual intensity, explore themes of surrender, divine presence, and the inner life, drawing upon the traditions of Bengali devotional expression while speaking in a universal voice. First introduced to the English-speaking world in the early twentieth century, Gitanjali played a central role in Tagore's international recognition, culminating in the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yeats's involvement helped shape its reception, framing the work for Western audiences while preserving its meditative cadence. This edition offers the complete text in a clear and readable format, suitable for readers of poetry, philosophy, and spiritual literature.

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, philosopher, composer, and educator whose work reshaped modern Indian literature. He became the first non-European recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, awarded largely for Gitanjali. His writing spans poetry, fiction, drama, and essays, and reflects a synthesis of artistic, spiritual, and cultural traditions.

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• Verlag: A & D Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1515435539
• ISBN 13: 9781515435532
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
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