Purabi: The East in Its Feminine Gender [With CD (Audio)] Revised Edition Contributor(s): Tagore, Rabindranath (Author), Bose, Krishna (Editor), Bose, Sugata (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1905422733 ISBN-13: 9781905422739 Publisher: Seagull Books
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: Purabi brings together 52 of Tagore ' s poems and songs. The collection reveals a very different Tagore from the one the West has come to know, bringing to light a passionate poet who celebrated the wonders of this earth instead of just pondering the mysteries of the other world and whose irrepressible love of life was tinged with an acute awareness of its inexorable limits and tragedies. & nbsp; This special collection includes an audio CD of Tagore songs and recitations both in English and Bengali. |
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BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern |
Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.38" W x 7.85" L (1.33 lbs) 178 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Purabi brings together 52 of Tagore s poems and songs. The collection reveals a very different Tagore from the one the West has come to know, bringing to light a passionate poet who celebrated the wonders of this earth instead of just pondering the mysteries of the other world and whose irrepressible love of life was tinged with an acute awareness of its inexorable limits and tragedies. Includes a CD of Tagore songs and recitations in English and Bengali. |
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