Tagore's
Bengali-language initials are worked into this "Ro-Tho" wooden seal,
stylistically similar to designs used in traditionalHaida carvings. Tagore embellished his manuscripts with
such art.[94]
Known mostly for his poetry, Tagore wrote
novels, essays, short stories, travelogues, dramas, and thousands of songs. Of
Tagore's prose, his short stories are perhaps most highly regarded; he is
indeed credited with originating the Bengali-language version of the genre. His
works are frequently noted for their rhythmic, optimistic, and lyrical nature.
Such stories mostly borrow from deceptively simple subject matter: commoners.
Tagore's non-fiction grappled with history, linguistics, and spirituality. He
wrote autobiographies. His travelogues, essays, and lectures were compiled into
several volumes, including Europe Jatrir Patro (Letters
from Europe) and Manusher Dhormo (The Religion of Man). His brief chat withEinstein, "Note on the Nature of
Reality", is included as an appendix to the latter. On the occasion of
Tagore's 150th birthday an anthology (titled Kalanukromik Rabindra
Rachanabali) of the total body of his works is currently being published in
Bengali in chronological order. This includes all versions of each work and
fills about eighty volumes.[95] In 2011, Harvard
University Press collaborated
with Visva-Bharati University to
publish The Essential Tagore, the largest anthology
of Tagore's works available in English; it was edited by Fakrul Alam and
Radha Chakravarthy and marks the 150th anniversary of Tagore's birth.[96]
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