Containing an assortment of one hundred and three poems, Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore is an English translation of various poems and works of theegendary Indian poet Shri Rabindranath Tagore. Translated by Tagore himself, the book contains fifty-three translated poems from the original Bengali version of Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore, as well as fifty other poems from eight of his other works on poetry and a drama titled Achalayatan. An integration of two words, 'Git' and 'Anjali,' meaning song and offering respectively, theiteral meaning of the word is 'offering of songs.' and because of the strong devotional tone and subliminal spiritual incitation, the book can be said to have devotion to god as its theme. It highlights the poet's intense response to the magnificence of the universe or rather an affirmation ofife with all its abundance, mystery and diversity. Though the translator and author of the original book are the same, the translations are radical, involving certain modifications and on the other hand,eaving out whole segments. Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore was published by Rupa in the year 2002, as a paperback edition. Key Features: The earliest edition of this book was instrumental in Tagore having received the prestigious Nobel Prize foriterature.
| ISBN: | 9788171676767 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2004 |
| Author: | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Publisher: | Rupa Publications an imprint of Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
Containing an assortment of one hundred and three poems, Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore is an English translation of various poems and works of theegendary Indian poet Shri Rabindranath Tagore. Translated by Tagore himself, the book contains fifty-three translated poems from the original Bengali version of Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore, as well as fifty other poems from eight of his other works on poetry and a drama titled Achalayatan. An integration of two words, 'Git' and 'Anjali,' meaning song and offering respectively, theiteral meaning of the word is 'offering of songs.' and because of the strong devotional tone and subliminal spiritual incitation, the book can be said to have devotion to god as its theme. It highlights the poet's intense response to the magnificence of the universe or rather an affirmation ofife with all its abundance, mystery and diversity. Though the translator and author of the original book are the same, the translations are radical, involving certain modifications and on the other hand,eaving out whole segments. Gitanjali: Rabindranath Tagore was published by Rupa in the year 2002, as a paperback edition. Key Features: The earliest edition of this book was instrumental in Tagore having received the prestigious Nobel Prize foriterature.
Gitanjali features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
Gitanjali is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore and published by Rupa Publications an imprint of Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
Gitanjali has 112 pages