Gitanjali

by Rabindranath Tagore

Overview

Moving, heart-felt prose poems by the beloved and much admired Bengali poet and mystic who first achieved international fame (and a Nobel Prize) in 1913 with his translation of these moving poems. Reminiscent of Blake and Gibran, they include many works that are almost biblical in their rhythms, phrasing and images. With an introduction by William Butler Yeats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619492080
Publisher:	Empire Books
Publication date:	12/23/2011
Pages:	42
Sales rank:	582,081
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.09(d)

About the Author

One of the leading figures of Bengali literature, Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861. He was brought up in a literary, intellectual, and social household, and began writing at an early age. The bibliography of his writing contains more than two hundred works and around two thousand two hundred songs. From poetic dramas, social plays, short stories, philosophical and critical essays, and travelogues to letters, memoirs, lyrics, drawings, and paintings, Tagore’s life was marked by uninterrupted literary and artistic creations. Many of Tagore’s stories and novels have been adapted for film and television. His works continue to be translated into many languages worldwide.