Ebook Details:
Name: Folk Literature (Lokasahitya)
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Language: English (Translated) / Bengali (Original)
Formats Available: PDF, EPUB
Genre: Classic Non-Fiction, Essay Collection, Cultural History, Literary Criticism, Indian Literature.
What is Folk Literature (Lokasahitya) About?
Folk Literature, which was first published in Bengali back in 1907 under the title Lokasahitya, represents a really significant change. It shifted the way intellectuals looked at what you might call the art of ordinary people. At that time, most literary scholars were very much focused on high-brow poetry, often heavily influenced by Sanskrit, and the formal epic stories. Tagore, he went a different way, quite radical actually. He directed his attention to the villages of Bengal, the dusty roads there, the rivers, and even the courtyards in rural areas, documenting the pure, very unpretentious beauty found in oral traditions.
Within this collection, Tagore goes into depth, analyzing things like children’s nursery rhymes, known as chharas, and also the traditional lullabies heard in villages. He also looks at the deeply spiritual songs of the mystic minstrels who traveled around. His argument is that these simple, almost childish, rhymes and the folk songs from the countryside actually hold the true, unfiltered essence of the Bengali people. Instead of using strict academic standards to judge them, he champions their spontaneous rhythms, the vivid pictures they create, and the raw human feelings that have been passed down for generations by mothers who cou͏ld not read or write, farmers, and other singers.
In these essays, which are quite nicely put together, Tagore really shows that good poetry is not about using big, fancy words. It is more about having an honest heart. For getting a better grip on the history behind the mystic musical traditions that had a big effect on Tagore’s interest in rural arts, folks can look at detailed resources about the Baul tradition over on Britannica.
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