Sanyasi

by Rabindranath Tagore, Toto Sudarto Bachtiar (Translator)

Genres: Drama

36 pages, Softcover

Published January 1, 1979

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

The play, “Sanyasi, or the Ascetic” addresses the conflict between the infinite and the finite. Sanyasi, in this drama, seeks enlightenment as per the path of the typical ascetic. He focuses all of his thoughts on the spiritual realm. He believes the material world to be misleading. Unfortunately, he falls in love with Vasanti. He attempts to separate himself from her, but ultimately learns that enlightenment does not come from rejecting his love of Vasanti. In his return to the world, he understands much more about the world.

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[Puri Kencana Putri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bagi Sanyasi hidup di dunia yang fana ini hanya mengekalkan fantasi, hingga ia jatuh cinta dengan si gadis. Tekad menjalani hidup yang asketis dalam naskah Cerita Tagore saya pikir menjadi menarik ketika ia berhasil mengisahkan Sanyasi yang menjauhi dunia, pada akhirnya 'kembali' ke dunia dengan pengalaman yang berbeda.

[Moch Ansori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walaipun terjemahan dari penerbit Pustaka Jaya tentulah tidak sembarangan, tapi bagi saya buku naskah drama ini sulit dicerna. Saya tidak mendapatkan feel yang pas saat membacanya. Sehingga saya kehilangan rasa selama membaca buku ini, hanya sekadar keperluan menuntaskan bacaannya saja.

[siva · Rating 5 out of 5]

seperti membaca Danarto tapi versi India, tapi agak gap culture. but still good tho

[Ishita]

A microcosm of one of the many facets of the Hindu Right, one that may be driven by anxiety and self-denial. Though some may look at hinduism and recognize it singularly for its asceticism, this story challenges that view, by nudging self-denial and nihilist superiority into a pluralist and compassionate direction. As human beings we need each other. Considering Tagore's humanist values, this is how I've come to interpret this tale and taken it as a gentle moral.

[aldo zirsov · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 out of 5
bukunya sudah lama sekali dibaca, zaman masih di Padang dulu..:)