This book in Tagore studies offers a fresh analysis of Tagorean thought by working through the philosophy and poetics of plasticity. As a prominent figure in plastic theory,Ghoshexplores Tagore''s views on education, identity politics, environment, and literature through what he calls the 'plastic principle'. This deconstructs Tagore''s thinking on''sahitya'', ecosophy, historicity and philosophy of history, and aesthetic education and the notion of the political. Not a standard intellectual biography or historical study, this book radicalizes how we think and interpret Tagore to arrive at whatGhoshcalls Plastic Tagore. The book, thus, thinksafter yesterday.
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This book reinterprets Tagore's ideas using the concept of plasticity and challenging conventional views on education, identity, and literature. It goes beyond the existing East-West dialogue, providing a transnational re-evaluation of Tagore's concepts.
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Ranjan Ghosh teaches in the Department of English, University of North Bengal. His extensive publication record includes works featured in renowned journals such as Diacritics, MLN, History and Theory, SubStance, Clio, and more. Noteworthy among his publications are books like Thinking Literature across Continents (Duke University Press, 2016, co-authored with J Hillis Miller), Philosophy and Poetry: Continental Perspectives (Columbia University Press, 2019), and The Plastic Turn (Cornell University Press, 2022), among several others.
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Pioneers a fresh analysis of Rabindranath Tagore's thoughts through the philosophy of plasticity Critically examines Tagore's perspectives on education, identity politics, environment, and literature through a 'plastic reading' Reshapes Tagore studies by placing his ideas within contemporary and critical comparative discourses to offer a unique and expansive reading across diverse traditions and schools of thought
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Product details

ISBN
9780198922964
Published
2024
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Weight
371 gr
Height
17 mm
Width
140 mm
Thickness
216 mm
Age
U, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
224

Author

Biographical note

Ranjan Ghosh teaches in the Department of English, University of North Bengal. His extensive publication record includes works featured in renowned journals such as Diacritics, MLN, History and Theory, SubStance, Clio, and more. Noteworthy among his publications are books like Thinking Literature across Continents (Duke University Press, 2016, co-authored with J Hillis Miller), Philosophy and Poetry: Continental Perspectives (Columbia University Press, 2019), and The Plastic Turn (Cornell University Press, 2022), among several others.