Tagore Selected Poems

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'An important book ... William Radice's introduction is excellent' Sunday Times

The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His ceaselessly inventive works deal with such subjects as the interplay between God and the world, the eternal and transient, and with the paradox of an endlessly changing universe that is in tune with unchanging harmonies. Poems such as 'Earth' and 'In the Eyes of a Peacock' present a picture of natural processes unaffected by human concerns, while others, as in 'Recovery - 14', convey the poet's bewilderment about his place in the world. And exuberant works such as 'New Rain' and 'Grandfather's Holiday' describe Tagore's sheer joy at the glories of nature or simply in watching a grandchild play.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140449884
Published: March 2005

Number of pages: 208
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 12 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd