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- Title
Humanistic Approaches in the Selected Works of Rabindranath Tagore.
- Authors
Sriprabha, M.; Sankar, G.
- Abstract
Tagore's humanism is mainly expressed through his concept of inter-personal (I and thou) relationship. I shall discuss here Tagore's humanism vis-à-vis inter-personal relationship. In order to expound this idea, I shall embark on his concept of man; man the finite and man the infinite, man within bounds and man the boundless. Tagore has reflected comprehensively and intensely on the ontological status of man in idiosyncratic dimensions and the revelation of the meaning in relation (a) to nature and (b) to modes of inter-personal relationship. I have also discussed the role of language in understanding inter-personal relationship, and finally arrive at the conclusion that the inter-personal relationship of I and thou takes the form of intra-personal relationship of I am thou. Humanism is emphasizing the importance of human beings = their nature and place in the universe. It means love of man with all his flaws and fallacies. It is an attitude that concentrates on the activities of man more than the super natural world. During the colonial rule, the British lost their humanity and were brutal and cruel towards their fellow-beings. Many novelists used their pens to protest against the violence of the British. Rabindranath Tagore is one of them who used his pen over swords to vehemently protest against the cruelty meted out to his fellow-beings. In this paper, I shall discuss humanism as a concept in Indian English Literature with reference to Tagore's novel Home and the World. The three main characters of the novel portray different personalities and thus reflect humanism.
- Subjects
HUMANISM in literature; TAGORE, Rabindranath, 1861-1941; INTERPERSONAL relations in literature; HOME &; the World (Book); INDIC literature
- Publication
Language in India, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 5, p256
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article