Rabindranath Tagore Summary

Tagore, Rabindranath TAGORE, RABINDRANATH (1861–1941), poet, novelist, playwright, composer, and spiritual leader, is best known as the winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature and one of ... Read more

Tagore, Rabindranath(1861–1941) Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian writer and philosopher. Romain Rolland, referring to the Orient and the Occident, said that Tagore contributed more than anyone... Read more

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, philosopher, social reformer, and dramatist who came into international prominence when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.Rabind... Read more

In the following excerpt, Buckley offers a favorable assessment of Hungry Stones. To turn from the poems of Tagore to his stories is to descend from the mountain, with its shadow of Infinity and it... Read more

The following review offers a negative assessment of Tagore's Mashi and Other Stories. The publication of this book [Mashi and Other Stories] proves that Sir Rabindranath Tagore is now a pop... Read more

In the following essay, Lago explores the themes of ethical dilemma and moral choice in Tagore's stories “Punishment” and “A Lapse of Judgement” in the context of In... Read more

In the following essay, Basu compares the short stories of Tagore to those of Anton Chekhov in terms of literary realism. There were certain important episodes, in the personal life of Tagore, whic... Read more

In the following essay, Smith discusses the archetypal, mythical elements of the maze, the goddess, and descent into the underworld in Tagore's “The Hungry Stones,” as well as in ... Read more