Realism in Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore - 3311 Words

SYNOPSIS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR Ph. D DEGREE IN ENGLISH Research Topic: â€Å"Realism in Tagore’s Poetry† Research Scholar : (Sumer Prasad) S/o Late Mahendra Prasad Vill. Semari, P. O. Gothain Dist. Ballia, U. P. Supervisor : Dr.( Ravi Shankar Singh) P. G. College, Ghazipur U. P. Co-Supervisor : Dr. (A. K. Mishra) Reader, Dept. of English D. C. S. K. (P. G.) College, Mau, U. P. Research Centre : D. C. S. Khandelwal (P. G.) College, Maunath Bhanja Mau, U. P. VEER BAHADUR SINGH PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY, JAUNPUR (U. P.) Chapter Scheme Introduction Chapter 1: Towards an understanding of Realism Chapter 2: Realism in Tagore’s Poetry†¦show more content†¦It is thus, not concerned with idealization with rendering things as beautiful when they are not, or in any way presenting them in any guise as they are not; nor, as a rule, is realism concerned with presenting the supra normal or transcendental† Though, of course, the writings of Richard Rolle of Hampole, for example, or the mystical poems of St. John of the Cross, are realistic enough if we believe in God and the spiritual order. The writing of the mystic and the visionary perhaps belongs to a rather special category which might be called ‘Super reality; on the whole one tends to think of realism in terms of the everyday, the normal, the pragmatic, more crudely, it suggests jackers off, sleeves rolled up, a ‘no nonsense’ approach. The term realism in 20th century trends and movements can be better understood as, â€Å"a mode of writing that gives the impression of recording or refl ecting faithfully an actual way of life† (Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms). The term, sometimes confusingly, suggests both to a literaryShow MoreRelatedRabindranath Tagore1951 Words   |  8 PagesESSAY WRITING RABINDRANATH TAGORE: A WORLD HERITAGE â€Å"All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much as possible, to express their feelings. For this, they must have a medium, moving and plaint, which can refreshingly become their own, age after age. All great languages undergo change. Those languages which resist the spirit of change are doomed and will never produce great harvests of thought and literature†¦.. † These are the words of Rabindranath Tagore, the great BengaliRead MoreIndian English Novel17483 Words   |  70 Pagesfrom the colonial literature. 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