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Indian girl who, dying at the age of twenty-one, has left behind her a legacy in verse and prose which, quite apart from its true and delicate poetic quality, constitutes an amazing feat of precocious literary craftmanship. Toru Dutt was a poet with a rare genius for the acquisition of languages not her own. In her all too brief life she mastered Sanskrit and wrote in French and English with a grace, a facility, and an individual distinction which have given her rank among the authentic voices of Western literature. Her ear, indeed, sometimes betrayed her. On points of diction she was not always beyond reproach. Here and there in the Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan or in her amazing renderings from the French poets, we come across a word, a phrase, a discord, which remind us that the poet was not of our race or speech, and much the same has been said of her French prose romance by those best qualified to judge of it. Yet when every deduction has been made for unessential blemishes, this child of the green valley of the Ganges has by sheer force of native genius earned for herself the right to be enrolled in the great fellowship of English poets. I do not think that there was ever a mystery about the character of this frail and sensitive Indian
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This captivating biography reconstructs the life and work of Toru Dutt, a 19th-century Indian poet and writer who composed lyric verse in English at a time when it was rare for women, especially Indian women, to do so. The author meticulously pieces together Toru's story through letters, reminiscences, and an analysis of her published works, revealing a remarkable figure whose literary achievements transcended cultural boundaries and continue to inspire generations of readers. By examining the social context of Toru's life and tracing her influences, this biography not only celebrates the life of an extraordinary writer but also sheds light on the complex literary and cultural exchanges between East and West during a time of great change. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780259548645_0
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