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The Cycle of Spring

Rabindranath Tagore · 1919

A short play on the seasons by Rabindranath Tagore, written in English and based on his original Bengali drama.

Tagore wrote and revised this play, showing his work as a dramatist and his ties to his school at Shantiniketan.

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Rabindranath Tagore, The Cycle of Spring, 1919. Scanned copy, Internet Archive.

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What it is

This is a scanned copy of The Cycle of Spring, a play by Rabindranath Tagore, published by Macmillan. The introductory portion was translated from the original Bengali by C. F. Andrews and Professor Nishikanta Sen, then revised by Tagore himself. The book was dedicated to the boys of Shantiniketan, Tagore's school, and to Dinendranath, who guided their festivals.

Why it matters

The play shows Tagore's lyrical and symbolic style of drama, mixing poetry, music and seasonal imagery. The dedication links the work directly to his life as an educator at Shantiniketan, showing how his writing and teaching were connected.

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  • Why might Tagore dedicate this play to his students rather than to a famous person?
  • What does the translation process (Bengali to English, revised by the author) tell you about how his work reached a wider audience?
  • What do the character names and setting suggest about the play's themes?

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