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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 book tells the story of Toru Dutt, an extraordinary Indian poet who died at the young age of twenty-one. Her life, though brief, was filled with remarkable achievements, including mastering Sanskrit and writing beautifully in French and English. The author delves into Toru's early life, her family history, and her pivotal journey to Europe. This journey exposed her to new cultures and sparked her love for French literature, later evident in her own work. The book explores the complex relationship between Toru's upbringing in Calcutta, where she was immersed in both traditional Indian culture and the influence of English education, and her development as a writer in a distinctly Western literary tradition. It also delves into Toru's personal relationships, particularly her deep friendship with Miss Martin, an Englishwoman who became a confidante and literary companion. Through Toru's letters and the author's meticulous research, we gain insight into the creative process of a gifted poet navigating diverse influences and pushing the boundaries of what was possible for an Indian woman in the late nineteenth century. The book reveals how Toru's unique voice, nurtured by her multi-cultural background and nurtured by both Eastern and Western literary traditions, makes her a fascinating figure in the history of literature. 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 9781333145408_0
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