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Rabindranath Tagore

The Bengali poet who carried his own manuscript through trains and omnibuses, closing it only to hide how deeply his own songs moved him.

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Also known as Rabindranath, Mr. Tagore

First appearance: gitanjali

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Tagore is the author of the lyrics being discussed; his work is compared to Chaucer's forerunners and praised for its spontaneity and musicality.
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In II: Tagore is the author of the lyrics being discussed; his work is compared to Chaucer's forerunners and praised for its spontaneity and musicality. Later, in III: Tagore is presented as one who has discovered the…

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  • Poetic and spiritual influences
  • Protagonist

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the speaker surrenders to "glad humiliation" and "dim delight," abandoning the…

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