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Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century: Theoretical Renewals

Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century: Theoretical Renewals

Description

This critical volume addresses the question of Rabindranath Tagore's relevance for postmodern and postcolonial discourse in the twenty-first century. The volume includes contributions by leading contemporary scholars on Tagore and analyses Tagore's literature, music, theatre, aesthetics, politics and art against contemporary theoretical developments in postcolonial literature and social theory. The authors take up themes as varied as the implications of Tagore’s educational vision for contemporary India; new theoretical interpretations of gender, queer elements, feminism and subalternism in Tagore's literary and social expressions; his language use as a vehicle for a dialogue between positivism, Orientalism and other constructs in the ongoing process of globalization; the nature of the influence of Tagore's music and literature on national and cultural identity formation, particularly in Bengal and Bangladesh; and intersubjectivity and critical modernity in Tagore’s art. This volume opens up a space for Tagore’s critique and his creative innovations in present theoretical engagements.

ISBN

978-8132220374

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Springer India

City

New Delhi, India

Keywords

Rabindranath Tagore, Modern Art, Indian Art, Philosophy of Art

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Asian Art and Architecture | Cultural History | Modern Art and Architecture

Comments

Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures (Book 7

Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century: Theoretical Renewals

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