Tagore (1861-1941) was a world-renowned genius poet, and the people of India and Bangladesh reverently called him "Shizu" and "Poetic Sage".
Here are 11 books about Tagore, the first 10 of which were written by Tagore and the last of which is his biography.
He built for us a magnificent and quiet paradise of poetry on a thorny earth.
——Zheng Zhenduo
1 "Gitanjali"
Tagore won the Nobel Prize for this collection of poems
He shows us the perfect culture in the vast, tranquil and holy Indian forest: first of all, to seek the peace of the soul, always in harmony with natural life.
— Harald Janai, chairman of the Swedish Nobel Committee
In 1913, the famous Indian poet Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetry collection "Gitanjali". "Jitanjali" is a transliteration of the Bengali word for "song of offering". Most of the poems in this collection, in the form of songs to the gods, express their fiery patriotic feelings and longing for the spirit of freedom and independence of the motherland, expound the poet's joys and sorrows, and depict the ideal kingdom that the poet yearns for. The poet adopts a variety of artistic techniques and rich imagination to construct many divine artistic conceptions, giving people endless enjoyment of beauty.
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2 Selected Speeches of Tagore
An anthology of Tagore's speeches published for the first time in China
The history of India that we recite, memorize, and write on the answer sheets is nothing more than a nightmare in Midnight India.
--Tagore, "Speech at the Machanda Book Seminar"
Literary creation was the artistic practice of Tagore's life.
The establishment of education and the creation of cooperatives are two of Tagore's major social practice activities. Through these two activities, he tried to find a way to save the country. Poets have given various speeches on the historical evolution of India, women's liberation, social reforms, political events, and commemoration of celebrities, many of which have been confirmed by historical developments.
Tagore's 50 important speeches selected in this book highlight his sincere patriotism, show his profound thinking on the future of India, profoundly expound his unique view of literature and art, vividly record his difficult journey to achieve the two major life goals of rejuvenating the country through education and eliminating poverty, and extensive cultural exchanges with people of all countries.
3 Selected Letters of Tagore
The first compilation and publication of an anthology of Tagore's epistles in China
Selected Letters of Tagore is an anthology of Tagore's letters translated and compiled by the famous translator Mr. Bai Kaiyuan. In his letters, Tagore's words were frank and sincere, with no lack of sincere emotion and deep thought. These letters also recorded many major historical events, vividly outlined the trajectory of his life, and expressed deeply touching family affection, friendship and fiery patriotic feelings. It helps readers understand Tagore's life experience and personality charm.
4 Selected Lyrics of Tagore's Classic Lyrics
Tagore's lyrical works were published for the first time
The book selects and translates 207 lyrics composed by Tagore in different periods, in five categories, namely love, prayer, nature, colorful and patriotic. Among them, there are 87 love lyrics, 50 prayer lyrics, 34 natural lyrics, 19 colorful lyrics, and 17 patriotic lyrics, which can roughly reflect the whole picture of Tagore's lyrics.
5 Selected Poems of Tagore's Classic Paintings
Tagore's philosophical poems are exquisitely ingeniously conceived, intriguing, and beautiful and smooth rhythms. A classic, it has always been loved by India, Bangladesh and other countries around the world. Tagore's philosophical poems have a wide range of themes, involving life, life, love, nature, society, history, the world, literature and art, etc., which can be described as a summary of the exploration of the world, and is a simple encyclopedia of life experience, which can give readers useful enlightenment.
6 "Tagore on Life"
Life is one of the major themes of Tagore's works.
At the beginning of the book, Tagore profoundly pointed out that love is the most important Sichuan capital in the journey of life. When everyone comes to the world, he becomes a traveler on the road of life. Love is the driving force behind life's journey. In the journey, people help each other and dedicate true love to each other in order to stride forward on the road of life. As one of the hundreds of millions of travelers, Tagore went all the way, drinking the jelly of family, love and friendship.
7 Tagore on Education
Tagore's prose and poetry began almost simultaneously. Education is one of the major themes of Tagore's prose. Tagore's discourse on education is still of practical significance. This book is a selection of works from the Bengali Complete Works of Tagore and the three volumes of English Tagore's works.
8 Nationalism
Nationalism, a collection of three speeches by Tagore in Japan and the United States in 1916, is his important exposition on political thought. He believed that the concept of "nation" was a human invention, and it could be used to promote egoism. Tagore advocated Eastern culture, opposed Asia's copying of the West, advocated using Eastern ideas to create a new path, and used new creations as a gift to mankind.
9 The Asuka Collection
Traces of birds appear everywhere. Two lines run through the text to represent the flight trajectory of the bird, and also represent the version of the work of the two translators. This design is quite poetic, the material is lightweight, and it fits the image of the bird without showing its color - the most beautiful book organizing committee in 2018
10 The Life of Tagore
We revere him as a poet of pity for the weak and of the oppressed people; we respect him even more as a poet who helps the peasantry; and we especially respect him as a poet who encourages patriotism and provokes the youth of India to rebel against British imperialism. - Mao Dun
This book is a biography of Tagore's life. In the language of prose poetry, the author recounts the life of Tagore, the great Indian writer, philosopher, thinker and educator. This book recounts the history of Tagore's creative activities, makes the necessary analysis of Tagore's personality and thought, and evaluates Tagore's works at different stages in a targeted manner.