{"product_id":"9780674417045","title":"The Essential Tagore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tagore \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases the genius of India’s Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer the world has ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarking the 150th anniversary of Tagore’s birth, this ambitious collection—the largest single volume of his work available in English—attempts to represent his extraordinary achievements in ten genres: poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays. In addition to the newest translations in the modern idiom, it includes a sampling of works originally composed in English, his translations of his own works, three poems omitted from the published version of the English \u003ci\u003eGitanjali\u003c\/i\u003e, and examples of his artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTagore’s writings are notable for their variety and innovation. His \u003ci\u003eSonar Tari\u003c\/i\u003e signaled a distinctive turn toward the symbolic in Bengali poetry. “The Lord of Life,” from his collection \u003ci\u003eChitra\u003c\/i\u003e, created controversy around his very personal concept of religion. \u003ci\u003eChokher Bali\u003c\/i\u003e marked a decisive moment in the history of the Bengali novel because of the way it delved into the minds of men and women. The skits in \u003ci\u003eVyangakautuk\u003c\/i\u003e mocked upper-class pretensions. Prose pieces such as “The Problem and the Cure” were lauded by nationalists, who also sang Tagore’s patriotic songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslations for this volume were contributed by Tagore specialists and writers of international stature, including Amitav Ghosh, Amit Chaudhuri, and Sunetra Gupta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728835293424,"sku":"9780674417045","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780674417045_p0.jpg?v=1768852981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780674417045","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}