The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From Gitanjali to The Post Office: poems, plays, essays & letters of a Nobel laureate — spiritual and humanist idealsBy Rabindranath Tagore
Length66h 52m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore gathers the astonishing range of a writer who reshaped modern Bengali literature and spoke with equal force to world letters. Across lyric poems, songs, short stories, novels, plays, essays, and lectures, Tagore joins devotional inwardness with philosophical inquiry, social criticism, and sensuous attention to nature. His style moves from musical simplicity to symbolic drama and reflective prose, standing at the crossroads of the Bengal Renaissance, anti-colonial modernity, and global humanism. Tagore (1861–1941), the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature, was born into a culturally influential Calcutta family deeply involved in reform, education, music, and the arts. His travels, his founding of Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati, and his complex engagement with nationalism, rural life, spirituality, and colonial power all informed his writing. His work reflects a mind seeking freedom beyond political slogans: freedom of imagination, moral sympathy, and human fellowship. This collection is indispensable for readers who wish to encounter Tagore not merely as the author of Gitanjali, but as a complete literary civilization in himself. It is especially recommended to students of modernism, postcolonial literature, comparative poetics, and anyone drawn to writing that unites beauty, ethical seriousness, and expansive humanity.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length66 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 19, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
32CHITRA
2Introduction
33THE CYCLE OF SPRING
3Author Biography
34THE KING OF THE DARK CHAMBER
4Historical Context
35SANYASI, OR THE ASCETIC
5Synopsis (Selection)
36MALINI
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6POETRY
37SACRIFICE
7MY GOLDEN BENGAL(AMAR SHONAR BANGLA)
38THE KING AND THE QUEEN
8THE MORNING SONG OF INDIA(JANA GANA MANA)
39ESSAYS & LECTURES
9GITANJALI
40SADHANA: THE REALISATION OF LIFE (pt. 1)
10THE GARDENER
41SADHANA: THE REALISATION OF LIFE (pt. 2)
11FRUIT-GATHERING
42PERSONALITY (pt. 1)
12THE CRESCENT MOON
43PERSONALITY (pt. 2)
13STRAY BIRDS
44NATIONALISM (pt. 1)
14LOVER'S GIFT AND CROSSING
45NATIONALISM (pt. 2)
15THE FUGITIVE
46THE CENTRE OF INDIAN CULTURE
16THE CHILD
47THOUGHT RELICS
17FIREFLIES
48THE SPIRIT OF JAPAN
18SONGS OF KABIR
49CREATIVE UNITY (pt. 1)
19NOVELS & SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS:
50CREATIVE UNITY (pt. 2)
20THE HOME AND THE WORLD (pt. 1)
51ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL MUSIC
21THE HOME AND THE WORLD (pt. 2)
52LETTERS
22THE HOME AND THE WORLD (pt. 3)
53GLIMPSES OF BENGAL (pt. 1)
23THE HUNGRY STONES AND OTHER STORIES (pt. 1)
54GLIMPSES OF BENGAL (pt. 2)
24THE HUNGRY STONES AND OTHER STORIES (pt. 2)
55LETTERS OF TAGORE
25THE HUNGRY STONES AND OTHER STORIES (pt. 3)
56MY REMINISCENCES – AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 1)
26MASHI AND OTHER STORIES (pt. 1)
57MY REMINISCENCES – AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 2)
27MASHI AND OTHER STORIES (pt. 2)
58MY REMINISCENCES – AUTOBIOGRAPHY (pt. 3)
28MASTER MASHAI
59Analysis
29THE SON OF RASHMANI
60Reflection
30PLAYS
61Memorable Quotes
31THE POST OFFICE
Chitra: Ein Spiel in einem AufzugRabindranath Tagore48m$2 · $0.00
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The GardenerRabindranath Tagore2h 16m$1 · $0.00
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