Selected poems
Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-19412005
Book
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. 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.
Main title:
Selected poems / Rabindranath Tagore ; translated by William Radice.
Author:
Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941, authorRadice, William, 1951-, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, [2005]©2005.
Collation:
202 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
First published in Penguin 1985.Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the Bengali.
Contents:
1882-1913 -- Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva -- Bride -- Unending love -- The Meghadūta -- The golden boat -- Broken song -- A half-acre of land -- Day's end -- On the edge of the sea -- Love's question -- Snatched by the Gods -- New rain -- The hero -- Death-wedding -- Arrival -- Highest price -- 1914-1936 -- The conch -- Shah-Jahan -- Gift -- Deception -- Grandfather's holiday -- Palm-tree -- The wakening of Śiva -- Guest -- In praise of trees -- Last honey -- Sea-maiden -- Question -- Flute-music -- Unyielding -- Earth -- Africa -- 1937-1941 -- The borderland-9 -- The borderland-10 -- Leaving home -- In the eyes of a peacock -- New birth -- Flying man -- Railway station -- Freedom-bound -- Yakṣa -- Last tryst -- Injury -- The sick-bed-6 -- The sick-bed-21 -- Recovery-10 -- Recovery-14 -- On my birthday-20.
ISBN:
9780140449884 (paperback)
Dewey class:
891.441
LC class:
PK1722.E5
Language:
EnglishBengali
Subject:
BRN:
650259
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Literature | LITER 891.441 TAGO | On loan - Due: 01 Jul 2026 |