Gitanjali Song Offerings 63 Summary

Gitanjali

The Gardener

詩人在回首往事時吟唱出這些戀歌，在回味青春心靈的悸動時，無疑又與自己的青春保有一定距離，並進行理性的審視與思考，使這部戀歌不時地閃爍出哲理的光彩。閱讀這些詩篇，如同漫步在暴風雨過後的初夏裡，一股擋不住的清新與芬芳，彷彿看到一個亮麗而清透的世界，一切都是那樣的純淨、美好，使人與不知不覺中體味愛與青春的味道。 這本詩集是泰戈爾躍登世界文壇的成名作。詩中多表現男女之間的愛慕之情，也有一些讚美女性和母親的篇章。 作者簡介 泰戈爾 Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) 泰戈爾是印度近代最偉大的文學家之一，1913年諾貝爾文學獎得主。他是孟加拉裔，將嶄新的散文與詩歌文體，以及白話的語言，注入以古典梵文為主孟加拉文學，堪稱活水。一生創作極豐，有詩哲之美譽。重要著作計有：詩集《園丁集》、《新月集》、《漂鳥集》、《分歧》、《吉檀迦利》等；劇作《郵局》、《暗室之王》及《春之循環》等。

A History of Indian Poetry in English

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