Banalata Sen (English translation)
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Banalata Sen (English translation) is an English rendition of Jibanananda Das’s iconic Bengali poem and collection, bringing its lyrical modernist imagery and themes of time, memory, and longing to non-Bengali readers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language book
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poetry collection ⓘ translated work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Banalata Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jibanananda Das NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | English translations of poems by Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| containsWork | English translation of the poem "Banalata Sen" ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSourceWork | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist poetry
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poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
historical landscapes
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mythic and timeless spaces ⓘ rural Bengal ⓘ sea journeys ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
displacement
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existential reflection ⓘ historical memory ⓘ journey ⓘ longing ⓘ love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ memory ⓘ nature ⓘ search for identity ⓘ solitude ⓘ time ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | non-Bengali readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | South Asian literature in translation ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing a canonical Bengali poem to global readership
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evocation of time and memory ⓘ lyrical modernist imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Jibanananda Das NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Banalata Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to make Jibanananda Das’s poetry accessible to English readers ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Jibanananda Das NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkLanguageCommunity | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on translation of Bengali modernist poetry ⓘ |
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