Creative Unity

Creative Unity

by Rabindranath Tagore
Creative Unity

Creative Unity

by Rabindranath Tagore

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Overview

This antiquarian book contains Rabindranath Tagore's 1922 work, "Creative Unity". Tagore's extensive knowledge on every subject with regard to the spiritual and physical aspects of nature and man, which according to him exist for the sole purpose of creation rather than production, is the chief idea behind this wonderful book. A veritable literary extravaganza, "Creative Unity" would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Tagore's seminal work. The chapters of this book include: "The Poet's Religion", "The Creative Ideal", "The Religion of the Forest", "An Indian Folk Religion", "East and West", "The Modern Age", "The Spirit of Freedom", "Woman and Home", "An Eastern University", etcetera. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) was a Bengali polymath who single-handedly reshaped Bengali literature and music. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781443729789
Publisher: Tagore Press
Publication date: 11/04/2008
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 in a Kolkata, India. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905) and Sarada Devi (1830-1875). Because of his mother's early death and his father's frequent travel, he spent most of his childhood with servants. He didn't like classroom schooling and roamed around Bolpur and Panihati where his family frequently visited. He was married to Mrinalini Devi (1873-1902) when she was 10 years of age. His father also had a keen interest in music and invited several professional Dhrupad musicians to teach music to children. Rabindranath's original surname was Kushari which was changed to Tagore. He belonged to Pirali Brahmin from the village of Kush in Burdwan district of West Bengal. He is known for reshaping Bengali literature, music and art with modernization. He became the first Non-European and first lyricist to win Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a polymath and wrote poems, short stories, songs, play writer, philosopher and painter. Tagore started writing poems from the age of eight and at the age of sixteen his first poem released under pseudonym Bhānusiṃha. In 1877, his short stories and dramas released under his real name. From 1878 to 1912 he traveled to more than 30 countries on five continents.
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