Selected Writings on Literature and Language: Rabindranath Tagore (The Oxford Tagore Translations) - Hardcover

Tagore, Sir Rabindranath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195656474 ISBN 13: 9780195656473

Publisher: OUP India, 2001

Synopsis

Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate, is the most eminent Indian writer to have appeared on the world literary scene. The Oxford Tagore Translations is a major series undertaken by Oxford University Press in collaboration with Visva-Bharati, the university founded by Tagore and now custodian of his works. It aims to present a selection of his major writings including his poetry, fiction and non-fiction prose, in volumes grouped by subject and genre. The volume has been edited by Sisir Kumar Das, the eminent scholar of Bengali and comparative literature, and Sukanta Chaudhuri, the General Editor of the series. It presents an authoritative and highly readable selection of Tagore's critical writings, most of which have not been translated before. They will be thought-provoking for the professional literary theorist and linguist, and rewarding for the common reader.

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Nobel Laureate, is the most eminent modern Indian writer to have appeared on the world literary scene. Sisir Kumar Das (1936-2003) was formerly Tagore Professor, Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi. Sukanta Chaudhuri is Professor of English at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195656474
• ISBN 13: 9780195656473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Chaudhuri Professor Of English Sukanta, Ghosh Former Professor Of Bengali Sankha