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Tagore Women Thought Transmutation

Posted on:2010-09-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X J SongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360278478987Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Content:The image of women as a symbol, reflects the inner world of Rabindranath Tagore, is the key of understanding Rabindranath Tagore's novels. Rabindranath Tagore integrated the Western opening up thinking and the Eastern traditional thinking, while set in a variety of religious views to form his own unique religion, as well as Tagore inherent in the humanitarian spirit and his unique family background, they are all to understand Tagore's female thinking behind the novel. In short, Tagore's female thinking is profound, but is often self-contradictory, the image of women appearing in his novels is the projection of his contraditory female thinking.This article take the Tagore feminine thought evolution in novel creation manifesting, his creation division as three stages: (1) intense critique: sympathy to feminine tragedy status In earlier period creation. This time Tagore's feminine thought manifests in the novel creation mainly on feminine vivid body of its short story, also is the Tagore short story creation earlier period (1890-1900 year period).In this chapter, take the short story as the object. Firstly,explan feminine image tragedy result in short story , we will see Tagore' sympathy to the Indian feminine's worst status. In the preliminary short story, feminine image were divided into two kinds, one kind is docile "the little mother", this kind of female is in the lowest level in the family, their instinct is docile, exercises forbearance,and in passively, they has not made any revolt, on the contrary,they think that this is there own destiny, what they can do are calmly waited for the time of death ; Another kind is the fond of the countryside resistance - is not accepted "he", this kind of female is mostly the young widow, this is an Indian society unique scenery and the social phenomenon. The Indian society clearly forbade the widow to remarry, thus, they have lost their own status and the value in the society and the family,and has become the "he". Regarding this kind of human nature disassimilation, they has chosen the revolt, this is one kind of fond of the countryside resistance: Death. They exclaimed their own existence using "died".Secondly, explores the deep reason why Tagore strongly critique to the ancient India's tradition. (a), embarking from India's tradition to the young Tagore's influence (traditional education which Tagore accepts since childhood), I has explained Tagore's ideal feminine image, here mainly has following factor constitution: The Indian tradition classical documents' influence to Tagore, the Indian two big epic poems, the most important three females the seepage which influenced subtly in its growth process urges it to in its influence as well as the Tagore life to produce the ideal female together to observe.(b), explaning the influence of Indian society history development change as well as the literature development to Tagore, promulgates the Tagore humanitarianism thought. Once more, promulgates Tagore's progressive feminine thought from Tagore's reality experience production. (2), "Nora's escaping": In intermediate stage creation to feminine outlet exploration; The intermediate stage mainly manifests to the feminine outlet exploration in the novel creation in two short stories, including "a Woman's Letter" and "Strange Woman", although quantity is a few, but was actually a neglect important aspect in the Tagore thought (1900 - about 1915).Firstly, utilizing the feminine principle criticism, analyze the feminine image in the two novels , promulgate the Tagore feminine thought to prompt forward. Secondly, expolore the cultural reason of Tagore's bold breakthrough on feminine thought.(3) , The return after rebelling: Contradictory choice. Tagore is eventually the traditional India nationalism writer, although growing up in the East and West culture collision, the fusion, on the one hand Tagore sympathize the feminine status, criticizes the injuring and constraining to feminine from Indian society, on the other hand tagore thought that the feminine position should be inside the family, should offer their all to their husband and the family. Analyzes the feminine image and the result similarities and differences in his novel creation , combs the change process of Tagore's feminine thought, promulgates the reason of his feminine thought contradictory.This article chooses Tagore's novel as the object of study, take Tagore's feminine thought as a breakthrough point, take the feminine image as the explanation object in his novels, utilizes feminism literature theory, feminism theology theory, social and history criticism methods, autobiography type criticism methods, combs the change of Tagore's feminine thought from the broad Indian society- history cultural context, Tagore's special education experience, the complex family background and his unique religious view aspect, to discuss the unknown inner world in the Tagore's novel as well as the contradictory reason of his feminine thought.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tagore, feminine though, contradictory, love view, religion view
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