Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Series Number 53) - Hardcover

Tagore, Rabindranath

9780521590181: Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Series Number 53)

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ISBN 10: 0521590183 ISBN 13: 9780521590181

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Interest in the life and work of Nobel prize-winning writer Rabindranath Tagore is now enjoying a revival after many years of neglect outside India. He wrote thousands of letters in both Bengali and English. Most of the significant Bengali letters have been published in the half-century since his death, but not translated, while few noteworthy English letters are in print. This book, which consists of about 350 letters spanning Tagore's entire life, a quarter of them in English translation, is the first to make his letters available to English readers. They have been especially selected to show as many facets of his experience, interests and ideas as possible. Students of history, politics and literature will find them an invaluable tool, not only for an understanding of the complexity of Tagore's personality, but also of the times in which he lived.

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'The Selected Letters are a triumphant and exemplary work of scholarship, expertly annotated and beautifully designed.' Patrick French, Daily Telegraph

'An indispensable trove for anyone interested in modern India's intellectual and cultural history, beautifully produced and packed with helpful editorial matter.' Sumil Khilnani, The Independent on Sunday

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Interest in the life and work of the Nobel prize-winning writer Rabindranath Tagore is now enjoying a revival after many years of neglect outside India. This selection of some 350 letters spanning Tagore's entire life is the first to be available to English readers. The letters are intended to show as many facets of his experience, interests and ideas as possible, and will be a valuable source of information, not only for the understanding of the complexity of Tagore's personality, but also of the times in which he lived.

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