"Tagore or Madhusudan?" a talk by William Radice at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 10th October 2011
Time : 6:30 pm
Event Details : 'Tagore or Madhusudan?' a talk by William Radice.
In this year of the 150th anniversary not only of Rabindranath Tagore's birth but also of the publication of Michael Madhusudan Dutt's Meghnadbadh kabya, William Radice reflects on his long involvement with these two great poets: on their differences of style and personality, and on the contrasting challenges they present to the translator. He will illustrate his talk with extracts from his recent translations of Meghnadbadh kabya and Gitanjali.
William Radice is well known for his translations of Tagore. He is also a poet. From 1988 to 2011 he taught Bengali language and literature at SOAS, University of London.
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Note : Call 011-24619431 ( IIC ) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.
Place : Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre ( IIC ), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
In this year of the 150th anniversary not only of Rabindranath Tagore's birth but also of the publication of Michael Madhusudan Dutt's Meghnadbadh kabya, William Radice reflects on his long involvement with these two great poets: on their differences of style and personality, and on the contrasting challenges they present to the translator. He will illustrate his talk with extracts from his recent translations of Meghnadbadh kabya and Gitanjali.
William Radice is well known for his translations of Tagore. He is also a poet. From 1988 to 2011 he taught Bengali language and literature at SOAS, University of London.
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"Tagore or Madhusudan?" a talk by William Radice at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 10th October 2011
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