Publisher's Synopsis
William Radice's translations are accompanied by an introduction discussing Tagore's Bengali cultural background, his social, political and religious beliefs, and the lyric metres and verse forms he developed.
About the Publisher
In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.
