Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan Essays: Religion, Spirituality and Philosophy / Edition 1

by Medha Bhattacharyya

Overview

This book provides a critical introduction and translation of fifty Śāntiniketan (Abode of Peace) essays written by Rabindranath Tagore between 1908 and 1914. It provides key insights into Tagore's fundamental meditations on life, nature, religion, philosophy and the world at large.

As the first of its kind, this volume is a definitive collection of Tagore's Śāntiniketan essays translated into English which contains a substantial amount of scholarly material on them. The essays look at Tagore's ideas of universality, his socio-cultural location along with the development of his thought, his reflections on Buddhism, Vaiṣṇavism, Bāul philosophy, the Bhagavadgītā and to a great extent the Upanishads and their contemporary relevance. It also connects Sri Ramakrishna's concepts of vijnāna and bhāvamukha with Tagore's thought, an original contribution, through the study of these essays. A nuanced exploration into translation theory and praxis, it fills a lacuna in Tagore Studies by bringing to the fore profound religious, spiritual and philosophical knowledge in Tagore's own voice.

This volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of Translation Studies, Tagore Studies, Language and Literature, Cultural Studies and readers interested in Tagore's philosophical ideas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367321024
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/13/2019
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Medha Bhattacharyya is Assistant Professor at the Department of Basic Science and Humanities (English), Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India. Her areas of interest include Translation Studies, Tagore Studies, Comparative Literature, World Literature, South Asian Diaspora Literature, Postcolonial Literatures, Communication, English Language Teaching and Soft Skills.

Table of Contents

Transliteration of Sanskrit, Bengali and Pali Alphabets. PART I: Introduction PART II: Translation of Selected 50 Essays. Glossary . Works Cited. Further Reading