Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance
Abanindranath Tagore’s The Make-Believe Prince (Kheerer Putul) Gaganendranath Tagore’s Toddy-Cat the Bold (Bhondaṛ Bahadur)
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9780199486755
Publication date:
29/06/2018
Paperback
372 pages
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ISBN:
9780199486755
Publication date:
29/06/2018
Paperback
372 pages
Abanindranath Tagore & Gaganendranath Tagore and Translated by Sanjay Sircar
Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance presents two masterpieces of Bengali literature by Rabindranath Tagore’s nephews, Abanindranath Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore.
The Make-Believe Prince is the delightful story of a king, his two wives, a trickster monkey, a witch, and a helper from another world who is not a ‘fairy godmother’.
Toddy-Cat the Bold sees a group of brave comrades seek help from a young boy to rescue the son of their leader from the Two-Faced Rakshasa of the forest.
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Abanindranath Tagore & Gaganendranath Tagore and Translated by Sanjay Sircar
Description
Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance presents two masterpieces of Bengali literature by Rabindranath Tagore’s nephews, Abanindranath Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore.
The Make-Believe Prince is the delightful story of a king, his two wives, a trickster monkey, a witch, and a helper from another world who is not a ‘fairy godmother’. Abanindranath deploys traditional children’s rhymes and paints exquisite word-pictures in his original rendering of a tale which has its roots in Bengali folktale materials in various genres.
Toddy-Cat the Bold sees a group of brave comrades seek help from a young boy to rescue the son of their leader from the Two-Faced Rakshasa of the forest. Here, a more numinous supernatural helper appears. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, it presents a comic, exciting, and mysterious journey quite unlike Carroll’s, with many traditional local touches and an unexpected ending.
About the Author
Abanindranath Tagore was a renowned Indian artist, author, and folklorist.
Gaganendranath Tagore was a famous satirical cartoonist, and a pioneer of lithography and design in India.
The two brothers are considered to be among the earliest modern artists of India. They founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, India.
Abanindranath Tagore & Gaganendranath Tagore and Translated by Sanjay Sircar
Table of contents
Foreword by Peter Hunt
Preface
THE MAKE-BELIEVE PRINCE (KHEERER PUTUL)
Recasting Folktale: Maerchen-Rupkatha/Women’s Ritual Bratakatha Tale Material to Buchmaerchen/Kunstmaerchen
1. The Two Queens
2. The King Plans a Sea Voyage
3. The Desires of the Younger Queen
4. The Elder Queen’s Desire
5. The King’s Illusions
6. The Land of Rubies and the Land of Gold
7. The Land of Pearls and the Land of the King’s Daughter
8. The King’s Return
9. The Younger Queen’s Welcome
10. The Arrival of the Monkey
11. The Elder Queen’s Welcome
12. The Sorrow of the Elder Queen
13. The Monkey’s Consolation
14. The Disappearance of the Monkey
15. The Monkey’s Prediction
16. The Elder Queen’s Necklace
17. The Royal Quarrel
18. The Monkey’s Complaint
19. The Hovel Renewed
20. The New Pavilion
21. The Witch
22. The Platter of Sweetmeats
23. The Monkey Physician
24. The Imaginary Princeling
25. Arranging a Betrothal
26. The Make-Believe Prince
27. The Bridegroom’s Journey
Two Nursery Rhymes
28. The Venerable Shashthi and the Aunts of Sleep
29. The Monkey’s Blackmail
More Nursery Rhymes
30. The Dreamland of Children
And Still More Nursery Rhymes
31. The Monkey’s Quest
32. The Wedding
33. Happy Ever After
Annotated Bibliography
Illustrations
The Neglected Elder Queen and Her Hovel
The King’s Voyage
The King Returns to the Younger Queen
The Elder Queen Welcomes Home the King
The Elder Queen and the Monkey
The Monkey Seeks the Reason for the Elder
Queen’s Sorrow
Shashthi and Her Cats
Shashthi and Her Cats, as the Monkey Looks On
The Elder Queen Welcomes Home Her Little Prince
TODDY-CAT THE BOLD (BHONDAṚ BAHADUR)
‘In the Manner of Lewis Carroll’, but a Very Different Matter
1. Bhondaṛ Arrives: The Call to Battle
2. The Attack of the Two-Faced Rakshasa of Chutupalu
3. Farewell to Bhondaṛ Mahal
The Song the Army Sang
4. Mishap at Kamalapuli Railway Station, but Soldiering on to the Ancient Apothecary
5. In Front of the Mad King’s Garden, and What Happened There
6. The Blue Mountain, the Palm-Leaf Sentries, and Brother Fox
7. To the Secret Chamber
8. The Top-Knotted Old Mother
9. Sleeping—
10. —and Waking
Appendices
About the Authors and the Translator
Abanindranath Tagore & Gaganendranath Tagore and Translated by Sanjay Sircar
Abanindranath Tagore & Gaganendranath Tagore and Translated by Sanjay Sircar
Description
Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance presents two masterpieces of Bengali literature by Rabindranath Tagore’s nephews, Abanindranath Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore.
The Make-Believe Prince is the delightful story of a king, his two wives, a trickster monkey, a witch, and a helper from another world who is not a ‘fairy godmother’. Abanindranath deploys traditional children’s rhymes and paints exquisite word-pictures in his original rendering of a tale which has its roots in Bengali folktale materials in various genres.
Toddy-Cat the Bold sees a group of brave comrades seek help from a young boy to rescue the son of their leader from the Two-Faced Rakshasa of the forest. Here, a more numinous supernatural helper appears. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, it presents a comic, exciting, and mysterious journey quite unlike Carroll’s, with many traditional local touches and an unexpected ending.
About the Author
Abanindranath Tagore was a renowned Indian artist, author, and folklorist.
Gaganendranath Tagore was a famous satirical cartoonist, and a pioneer of lithography and design in India.
The two brothers are considered to be among the earliest modern artists of India. They founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, India.
Table of contents
Foreword by Peter Hunt
Preface
THE MAKE-BELIEVE PRINCE (KHEERER PUTUL)
Recasting Folktale: Maerchen-Rupkatha/Women’s Ritual Bratakatha Tale Material to Buchmaerchen/Kunstmaerchen
1. The Two Queens
2. The King Plans a Sea Voyage
3. The Desires of the Younger Queen
4. The Elder Queen’s Desire
5. The King’s Illusions
6. The Land of Rubies and the Land of Gold
7. The Land of Pearls and the Land of the King’s Daughter
8. The King’s Return
9. The Younger Queen’s Welcome
10. The Arrival of the Monkey
11. The Elder Queen’s Welcome
12. The Sorrow of the Elder Queen
13. The Monkey’s Consolation
14. The Disappearance of the Monkey
15. The Monkey’s Prediction
16. The Elder Queen’s Necklace
17. The Royal Quarrel
18. The Monkey’s Complaint
19. The Hovel Renewed
20. The New Pavilion
21. The Witch
22. The Platter of Sweetmeats
23. The Monkey Physician
24. The Imaginary Princeling
25. Arranging a Betrothal
26. The Make-Believe Prince
27. The Bridegroom’s Journey
Two Nursery Rhymes
28. The Venerable Shashthi and the Aunts of Sleep
29. The Monkey’s Blackmail
More Nursery Rhymes
30. The Dreamland of Children
And Still More Nursery Rhymes
31. The Monkey’s Quest
32. The Wedding
33. Happy Ever After
Annotated Bibliography
Illustrations
The Neglected Elder Queen and Her Hovel
The King’s Voyage
The King Returns to the Younger Queen
The Elder Queen Welcomes Home the King
The Elder Queen and the Monkey
The Monkey Seeks the Reason for the Elder
Queen’s Sorrow
Shashthi and Her Cats
Shashthi and Her Cats, as the Monkey Looks On
The Elder Queen Welcomes Home Her Little Prince
TODDY-CAT THE BOLD (BHONDAṚ BAHADUR)
‘In the Manner of Lewis Carroll’, but a Very Different Matter
1. Bhondaṛ Arrives: The Call to Battle
2. The Attack of the Two-Faced Rakshasa of Chutupalu
3. Farewell to Bhondaṛ Mahal
The Song the Army Sang
4. Mishap at Kamalapuli Railway Station, but Soldiering on to the Ancient Apothecary
5. In Front of the Mad King’s Garden, and What Happened There
6. The Blue Mountain, the Palm-Leaf Sentries, and Brother Fox
7. To the Secret Chamber
8. The Top-Knotted Old Mother
9. Sleeping—
10. —and Waking
Appendices
About the Authors and the Translator
