Plato objected to art as it speaketh lies. What was lie for Plato, was the truth of art to Aristotle. Aristotelian concept informs that art is 'what ought to be' and not what is or was. Here is an example from a poor man Dasrath Manjhi who is recreated in the movie by Ketan Mehta.
Plato objected to art as it speaketh lies. What was lie for Plato, was the truth of art to Aristotle. Aristotelian concept informs that art is 'what ought to be' and not what is or was. Here is an example from a poor man Dasrath Manjhi who is recreated in the movie by Ketan Mehta.
ABOUT Rabindranath Tagore
Born Rabindranath Thakur
7 May 1861
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 7 August 1941 (aged 80)
Calcutta
Occupation Writer, painter
Language Bengali, English
Nationality Indian[citation needed]
Ethnicity Bengali
Literary movement Contextual Modernism
Notable works Gitanjali, Gora, Ghare-Baire, Jana Gana Mana, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla (other works)
Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature
1913
Spouse Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883тАУ1902)
Children five children, two of whom died in childhood
Relatives Tagore family