Nationalism

by Rabindranath Tagore, Ramachandra Guha (Contributor)

First published in English in 1917, Nationalism was translated into French in 1924. This essay by Rabindranath Tagore is re-published in its entirety for the first time in a corrected translation, with an introduction and appendices clarifying its context and relevance for our time.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics, India, History, Classics, Indian Literature

143 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1917

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

Reviews

[Dídac Gil Rams]

Reflexions molt interessants sobre el nacionalisme occidental vist des del punt de vista oriental. S'hi reflecteix moltes petites veritats que no estaria de més tenir en compte per no perdre'ns entre tota l'artificialitat en la que estem immersos.