60 | Spirituality Of Consciousness
In the following essay, Mirza and Mirza discuss the spirituality of consciousness in Tagore’s poetry as the poet advanced through romantic, mystic, and realist phases.
The complexity of Rabindranath Tagore’s genius and the extraordinary range of his intellectual and artistic interests have been noted by scholars in India and the west alike. While hailed primarily as a poet, Tagore excelled as a dramatist, essayist, novelist, short story writer, and, in nonliterary endeavors, as painter, philosopher, educator, musician, social reformer, and ambassador of good will to cultures as diverse as China, the U.S., and Latin America. Tagore’s creative versatility serves to conform his own belief that most great artists function at higher levels of awareness,...
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