The Cambridge Companion to Rabindranath Tagore

Discusses Tagore's uniquely varied output across literature, music, art, philosophy, history, politics, education and public affairs.

Sukanta Chaudhuri (Edited by)

9781108747738, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 June 2020

515 pages
22.7 x 15.1 x 3.1 cm, 0.65 kg

'What it does instead, with admirable efficiency and great scholarly application, is present to us, in almost 500 pages, an overview of, and reflection on, the different aspects of Tagore's career.' Rosinka Chaudhuri, Times Literary Supplement

This is the first one-volume guide in English, or indeed in Bengali, to the full spectrum of Tagore's multi-faceted genius. It has two parts: (a) critical surveys of the chief sectors of his artistic output and its reception; (b) specialized studies of particular topics. The authors are among the leading Tagore experts from India and abroad. They have drawn upon all relevant material in Bengali, English, and other languages, including the entire body of untranslated Bengali works that comprise the greater part of Tagore's oeuvre. They have also considered the historical and cultural context of his time. The book includes an index of all primary works cited, with full details of their complex history of transmission, and a reading list for Tagore studies in English. It will be an indispensable guide for all scholars, students and informed general readers, even those who can access Tagore in Bengali.

List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Note on Conventions and Practices
1. Rabindranath Tagore: From Art to Life Sankha Ghosh
2. A Garland of Many Tagores Anisuzzaman
Part I. Overviews: 3. Rabindranath and His Times Biswajit Ray
4. Tagore's Poetry: An Overview Sukanta Chaudhuri
5. 'Something of a Musician': Tagore's Songs Ashish Lahiri
6. Rabindranath Tagore: Drama and Performance Ananda Lal
7. Imagined Worlds: The Prose Fiction of Rabindranath Tagore Supriya Chaudhuri
8. The English Writings: An Overview Fakrul Alam
9. Tagore and Indian Literature: Influence and Presence Harish Trivedi
10. Rabindranath Tagore and Literary Communication across Borders Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta
11. Tagore and the Visual Arts R. Siva Kumar
Part II. Studies: 12. Women, Gender, and the Family in Tagore Himani Bannerji
13. On the Seashore of Endless Worlds: Rabindranath and the Child Sibaji Bandyopadhyay
14. Tagore's View of History Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
15. Tagore's View of Politics and the Contemporary World Sobhanlal Datta Gupta
16. Tagore's Santiniketan: Learning Associated with Life Kathleen M. O'Connell
17. Tagore and Village Economy: A Vision of Wholeness Sourin Bhattacharya
18. An Ecology of the Spirit: Rabindranath's Experience of Nature Aseem Shrivastava
19. Rabindranath and Science Partha Ghose
20. Rabindranath Tagore as Literary Critic Swapan Chakravorty
21. Tagore's Aesthetics Jayanti Chattopadhyay
22. Rabindranath, Bhakti, and the Bhakti Poets France Bhattacharya
23. Tagore and the Idea of Emancipation Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty
24. Tagore's Thoughts on Religion Shefali Moitra
25. Rabindranath Tagore and Humanism Saranindranath Tagore
List of Tagore's Works Cited: Bibliography-cum-index
Further Reading
Index of Other Keywords.

Subject Areas: Educational: literature in languages other than English [YQFL], Educational: English literature [YQE], Oriental & Indian philosophy [HPDF], Philosophy [HP], Literary studies: post-colonial literature [DSBH5], Literature: history & criticism [DS], Literature & literary studies [D]