CFP: Anthology—Tagore and Yeats: A Postcolonial Re-Envisioning

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Dr. Amrita Ghosh & Dr. Elizabeth Redwine, Seton Hall University
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Rabindranath Tagore and William Butler Yeats met at a dinner on July 7, 1912, at William Rothenstein's Hampstead home in England. At a turning point in Yeats' writing life, meeting Tagore was revolutionary, and the ensuing collaborations were both fruitful and problematic. This literary friendship had far reaching impacts on both writers' careers with Tagore catapulting into international fame and eventually getting the Nobel Prize within a year. However, the meteoric friendship also saw a curious fall-out that raises questions about translations, approaches to nationalism, postcoloniality and representation. We are seeking innovative contributions for an edited and peer-reviewed anthology about the two artists and their work together in a postcolonial context. One page abstracts with bio are due June 1st, 2016, and full article drafts are due by September 1st, 2016. The possible topics for this anthology are listed below, but please feel free to send us papers beyond the mentioned areas--
Translations
Post colonialism and Postcoloniality-- Ireland and India
Nation and Nationalism
Hybridity
Yeats appropriation of Tagore
Orientalism
Yeats-Tagore-Drama and Poetry
Gender
Borders and Boundaries

Co Editors, Dr. Elizabeth Redwine & Dr. Amrita Ghosh
We are currently in conversation with two international publishers.