The Complete Poetical Works of Rabindranath Tagore (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Nobel-winning Indian and Bengali verse—Gitanjali, Jana Gana Mana, and other classicsBy Rabindranath Tagore
Length18h 59m
About this audiobook
The Complete Poetical Works of Rabindranath Tagore gathers the visionary range of a poet who made lyric utterance a vehicle for philosophy, devotion, nature, and human fellowship. Moving from songs of mystical surrender to dramatic meditations on love, loss, childhood, nationhood, and the divine, the collection reveals a style at once simple and incantatory, rooted in Bengali song traditions yet conversant with Romanticism, Upanishadic thought, and modern world literature. Its cadences often resemble prayer, but its intellectual horizon is broad, humane, and searching. Tagore (1861–1941), born into the reformist and artistic Tagore family of Calcutta, was poet, composer, educator, painter, and Nobel laureate. His work was shaped by the Bengal Renaissance, rural Bengal, the Brahmo Samaj's spiritual universalism, and his experiments at Santiniketan, where education and art were joined. His poetry reflects a life spent negotiating East and West, tradition and modernity, private grief and public responsibility. This volume is recommended to readers seeking not merely a monument of Indian literature, but a sustained encounter with one of the world's great lyric imaginations. It rewards slow reading, inviting reflection on beauty, mortality, freedom, and the sacred dignity of everyday life.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenrePoetry
Length18 hrs 59 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 19, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Poetical Works of Rabindranath Tagore (Annotated)
13LOVER'S GIFT AND CROSSING
2Introduction
14THE FUGITIVE
3Author Biography
15THE CHILD
4Historical Context
16FIREFLIES
5Synopsis (Selection)
17SONGS OF KABIR
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6MY GOLDEN BENGAL(AMAR SHONAR BANGLA)
18MY REMINISCENCES – AUTOBIOGRAPHY
7THE MORNING SONG OF INDIA(JANA GANA MANA)
1917. HOME STUDIES
8GITANJALI
2034. MORNING SONGS
9THE GARDENER
21Analysis
10FRUIT-GATHERING
22Reflection
11THE CRESCENT MOON
23Memorable Quotes
12STRAY BIRDS
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