| Chitra - A Play in One Act Contributor(s): Tagore, Rabindranath (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406730823 ISBN-13: 9781406730821 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Asian - General - History |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.16 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antiquarian book contains Tagore Rabindranath s 1892 play, "Chitra." It is a play in one act that adapts the story from the Mahabharata. This particular tale revolves around the character Chitrangada - a female soldier who attempts to get the attention of Arjuna. "Chitra" has been performed in many countries around the world and has been used as the basis for a variety of different mediums and formats, including dance. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), was a Bengali polymath who was pivotal in the reshaping of Bengali literature and music. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author." |