Shades of Difference: Selected Works of Rabindranath Tagore

This collection brings together Rabindranath Tagore's writings on forms of difference, highlighting his humanistic vision and its significance for us today.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 293 pages
\n Publication date: 01 January 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This remarkable compilation brings together the diverse writings of Rabindranath Tagore, exploring the profound themes of difference based on various factors such as gender, caste, class, nation, community, religion, language, art, literature, philosophy, social custom, and political belief. Through fresh translations, alongside Tagore's own writings, lectures, and conversations in English, this illustrated anthology presents a comprehensive and intricate exploration of commonly perceived dualities, including life/death, nature/culture, male/female, tradition/modernity, East/West, local/universal, urban/rural, and more. By presenting Tagore's complex and dynamic perspective on these dualities, this anthology aims to shed light on his humanistic vision and its enduring significance for contemporary times.

This unusual collection brings together Rabindranath Tagore's writings on forms of difference based on gender, caste, class, nation, community, religion, language, art, literature, philosophy, social custom and political belief.

Via new translations, along with Tagore's own writings, lectures, and conversations in English, this illustrated anthology presents his complex, dynamic approach to commonly perceived dualities -- such as life/death, nature/culture, male/female, tradition/modernity, East/West, local/universal, urban/rural etc. -- to highlight his humanistic vision and its significance for us today.

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Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138308831\n \n