Título: Chitra: A Play in One Act
Autor: Rabindranath Tagore
Sinopse: This lyrical drama was written about twenty-five years ago. It is based on the following story from the Mahab-harata. In the course of his wanderings, in fulfilment of a vow of penance, Arjuna came to Manipur. There he saw Chitrangada, the beautiful daughter of Chitravahana, the king of the country. Smijten with her charms, he asked the king for the hand of his daughter in marriage. Chitravahana asked him who he was, and learning that he was Arjuna the Pandara, told him that Prabhanjana, one of his ancestors in the kingly line of Manipur, had long been childless. In order to obtain an heir, he performed severe penances. Pleased with these austerities, the god Shiva gave him this boon, that he and his successors should each have one child. It so happened that the promised child had invariably been a son. He, Chitravahana, was the first to have only a daughter Chitrangada to perpetuate the race. He. had, therefore, always treated her as a son and had made her his heir. Continuing, the king said: "The one son that will be bom to her must be the perpetuator of my race. That son will be the price that I shall demand for this marriage. You can take her, if you like, on this condition". Arjuna promised and took Chitrangada to wife, and lived in her father's capital for three years. When a son was born to them, he embraced her with aflFeetion, and taking leave of h
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Chitra: A Play in One Act”, de Rabindranath Tagore, publicado pela editora Book Jungle, em 2007 e com 92 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Book Jungle
Páginas: 92
Ano: 2007
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9781594625978
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Book Jungle oferecem uma experiência de leitura que transita entre narrativas históricas e reflexões filosóficas, com textos que frequentemente exploram conflitos internos, dilemas morais e transformações pessoais. O catálogo inclui obras que misturam poesia narrativa, como longos poemas com notas críticas, e biografias que abordam trajetórias marcadas por desafios sociais e educacionais. Também aparecem textos que discutem a tensão entre ciência e religião, além de relatos com ambientação histórica detalhada e personagens envolvidos em aventuras que mesclam romance e política. O tom varia entre o contemplativo e o dramático, com ritmo que pode ser tanto meditativo quanto dinâmico, dependendo do foco da obra.
