The Indian poet and nationalist leader Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) became famous in India after her three small volumes of verse, published between 1905 and 1917, won critical acclaim in England.Saroji...
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In the following introduction of Naidu's The Golden Threshold, Symons expresses his strong admiration of Naidu's poetry and relates the friendship he developed with her through letters.
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In the following essay, Blackwell examines imagery used by Naidu and Kamala Das of "the soul's quest for God (Krishna). "
Let us consider four poems, two each by two Indian poe...
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In the following essay, Mather discusses the delicacy of Naidu's language and imagery.
John Keats has very beautiful lines:
When old age shall this generation waste Thou shalt remain, in ...
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In the following essay, Ansari presents an overview of Naidu's poetry.
"I am not a poet really. I have the vision and the desire, but not the voice. If I could write just one poem ful...
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In the following essay, Das Gupta discusses ways in which Naidu's poetic sensibilities affected her political career and actions.
When John Stuart Mill drew up an antithesis between eloquenc...
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In the following essay, Dwivedi presents an overview of Naidu's career.
Sarojini's poetic output has been meagre but qualitative. Her early verses were entirely English in form and co...
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In the following essay, Khan examines major themes and images in Naidu's work.
Sarojini was once a name to conjure with. She magnetised and attracted the young.1 The quantity of her verse is...
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In the following essay, Alexander examines feminism in Naidu's life and works, noting in particular the conflict between the turn-of-the-century English poetry and lifestyle she absorbed while ...
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In the following essay, Raizada discusses Naidu as an Indian poet—rather than an Indian writing English poetry—and reassesses her work in those terms.
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With the change in literary fa...
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In the following essay, Sharma discusses Naidu's poetic persona, which is assessed as "invariably objective, impersonal, or universal. "
Sarojini Naidu is a powerful exponent o...
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In the following introduction to Naidu's The Bird of Time, Gosse remembers his early meetings with Naidu in London and how he encouraged her to write poetry.
It is only at the request, that ...
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In the following review of The Golden Threshold, the anonymous critic praises the volume not only for its contribution to Indian literature, but also its contribution to the further development of the...
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In the following essay, Cousins offers an appreciative overview of Naidu's work.
The almost simultaneous reception within the pale of English literature of two poets, Indian by ancestry and ...
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In the following review of The Sceptered Flute: Songs of India, the anonymous critic notes that Naidu's poetry needs further development but nonetheless possesses the qualities of "high ...
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In the following essay, Anand surveys Naidu's life and works.
Sarojini Naidu is affectionately called by her countrymen "the nightingale of India." A higher compliment than thi...
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In the following essay, which was originally presented as a speech delivered at the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi on March 3, 1949, Nehru eulogizes Naidu, pointing out her social and political ach...
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In the following essay, Iyengar provides a biographical and critical sketch of Naidu.
Like Tagore and Aurobindo, Sarojini Naidu too was more than a poet; she was one of Mother India's most g...
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In the following essay, Gupta discusses the influence of English Romanticism on Naidu's work.
Introductory Remarks
One cannot miss in Sarojini's poetry her ease in the English languag...
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Sarojini Naidu
Critical Essay by Arthur Symons
