Rabindranath Tagore's Ideational Universe

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Rabindranath Tagore's Ideational Universe is written by Bidyut Chakrabarty and published by Taylor & Francis. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1003810926 (ISBN 10) and 9781003810926 (ISBN 13).

This book explores Tagore’s socio-political ideas through his novels, short stories, and essays. It looks at Tagore beyond his literary achievements and examines his notions of friendship, religion, nationalism, civilization, and knowledge. It highlights his uniquely textured and innovatively argued views on critical aspects of humanity in the tumultuous phase of Indian nationalist campaign that also witnessed a kaleidoscope of myriad ideological voices, besides the hegemonic mainstream nationalist campaign, led by Gandhi. It captures the bard’s creative ideational priorities and his attempts to radically transform the prevalent socio-economic and politico-cultural environment. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of history, politics, literature, and South Asian studies.