Description:Jibanananda Das (1899-1954) is one of the most important poets of Bengal. Nevertheless, he remains a poet little known outside West Bengal and Bangladesh. Perhaps due to the absence of competent translations into English and other languages, Das’s achievement as a poet remains unrepresented in world literature.This selection of poems is designed to emphasize how Das’s poems are great treasures of our literature through the medium of translation. Fakrul Alam’s uniquely competent English translations also mark the birth centenary celebrations of Jibanananda Das this year (1999). Lovers of poetry outside the Bengali-speaking world should get a sense of the richness of Das’s poetry, his growth as a poet, and the extra ordinary range of his work through these translations.Many attempts have been made to translate Jibanananda Das’s poems earlier, some successful but mostly unsuccessful. They have either been academic and overly literal, or flat in terms of capturing the cadence of the original language. Here are fresh translations that attempt to bring out the textures of classical and vernacular speech of the time, sensuousness of imagery, and clarity of context of the Bengali original. These versions are extremely faithful in terms of the content of Jibanananda Das’s Bangla poems. It is evident through Fakrul Alam’s new translations that there is great generosity of heart in his endeavour. This book will be invaluable to both scholars and general lovers of poetry—and how can one possibly not recommend Jibanananda Das’s genius.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems with an Introduction, Chronology and Glossary. To get started finding Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems with an Introduction, Chronology and Glossary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
156
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
The University Press Limited
Release
1999
ISBN
9840515039
Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems with an Introduction, Chronology and Glossary
Description: Jibanananda Das (1899-1954) is one of the most important poets of Bengal. Nevertheless, he remains a poet little known outside West Bengal and Bangladesh. Perhaps due to the absence of competent translations into English and other languages, Das’s achievement as a poet remains unrepresented in world literature.This selection of poems is designed to emphasize how Das’s poems are great treasures of our literature through the medium of translation. Fakrul Alam’s uniquely competent English translations also mark the birth centenary celebrations of Jibanananda Das this year (1999). Lovers of poetry outside the Bengali-speaking world should get a sense of the richness of Das’s poetry, his growth as a poet, and the extra ordinary range of his work through these translations.Many attempts have been made to translate Jibanananda Das’s poems earlier, some successful but mostly unsuccessful. They have either been academic and overly literal, or flat in terms of capturing the cadence of the original language. Here are fresh translations that attempt to bring out the textures of classical and vernacular speech of the time, sensuousness of imagery, and clarity of context of the Bengali original. These versions are extremely faithful in terms of the content of Jibanananda Das’s Bangla poems. It is evident through Fakrul Alam’s new translations that there is great generosity of heart in his endeavour. This book will be invaluable to both scholars and general lovers of poetry—and how can one possibly not recommend Jibanananda Das’s genius.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems with an Introduction, Chronology and Glossary. To get started finding Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems with an Introduction, Chronology and Glossary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.