Rabindranath Tagore play "Chitra"
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Rabindranath Tagore’s play "Chitra" is a lyrical dramatic adaptation of the Mahabharata legend of Princess Chitrangada, exploring themes of love, identity, and inner versus outer beauty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chitra | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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verse drama ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Chitrangada legend ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Tagore’s earlier Bengali work on Chitrangada ⓘ |
| author | Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
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Chitrangada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Madana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
ascetic hero
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god of spring ⓘ love god ⓘ warrior princess ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| dramaticMode |
allegorical
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symbolic ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between duty and desire
ⓘ
physical attraction ⓘ spiritual love ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ascetic discipline
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disguise ⓘ martial valor ⓘ transformation ⓘ vows and promises ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalElement | gods intervening in human affairs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Bengal Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
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Chitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person stage directions and dialogue ⓘ |
| setting | Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Hindu mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prose dialogue with lyrical passages ⓘ |
| theme |
gender roles
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identity ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ inner beauty ⓘ love ⓘ outer beauty ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
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