| ID | 141072 |
| Title Proper | Friendships in the shadow of empire |
| Other Title Information | Tagore's reception in Chicago, circa 1913–1932 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chakrabarty, Dipesh ; DIPESH CHAKRABARTY |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper supplies the historical context to the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore's (1861–1941) first visit to the city of Chicago in January 1913 when he spoke at the University of Chicago and established life-long friendships with some of the literary personalities of the city. By focusing on how Tagore came to be received by the University authorities and on his friendship with Harriet Vaughan Moody (1857–1932), the widow of the American writer William Vaughn Moody, it also seeks to trace the role that the themes of ‘empire’ and ‘civilization’ played in determining how the poet was received, understood, and admired by his foreign friends. |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 48, No.5; Sep 2014: p.1161-1187 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies 2014-10 48, 5 |
| Key Words | Rabindranath Tagore ; Chicago ; Friendships ; Shadow of Empire ; Tagore Reception ; Circa 1913–1932 |