Delphi Collected Rabindranath Tagore US (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Rabindranath Tagore US (Illustrated) Synopsis

Affectionately known as the Bard of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore was also a celebrated novelist, short-story writer, essayist and playwright, who introduced new prose and verse forms into Bengali literature, freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. Highly influential in introducing Indian culture to the West, Tagore is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of early twentieth century India, becoming the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Tagore's collected works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tagore's life and works* Concise introduction to Tagore's life and poetry* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the poems* Rare translations by the poet himself, often missed out of other collections* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Two novels, including 'The Wreck', first time in digital publishing* Range of short stories and plays* Includes Tagore's letters - explore the poet's personal correspondence* A generous selection of non-fiction* Features Edward John Thompson's seminal biography - discover Tagore's literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titlesCONTENTS:The Life and Poetry of Rabindranath TagoreBrief Introduction: Rabindranath TagoreThe Crescent MoonMy Golden BengalGitanjaliFruit-GatheringThe Morning Song of IndiaThe Fugitive and Other PoemsStray BirdsThe GardenerSongs of KabirFirefliesThe PoemsList of Poems in Chronological OrderList of Poems in Alphabetical OrderThe PlaysChitraThe Cycle of SpringThe King of the Dark ChamberThe Post OfficeThe NovelsThe Home and the WorldThe WreckThe Short StoriesThe Hungry Stones and Other StoriesMashi and Other StoriesStories from TagoreIndex of Short StoriesThe LettersGlimpses of BengalThe Non-FictionCreative UnityNationalismSadhana: The Realisation of LifeThe Spirit of JapanThe AutobiographyMy ReminiscencesThe BiographyRabindranath Tagore: His Life and Work by Edward John ThompsonPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

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