Volume-VI, Issue-V, September, 2020 |
বাংলা
পত্রসাহিত্য ও মধুসূদনের বীরাঙ্গনা কাব্য
ড. বিশ্বজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য, সহকারী অধ্যাপক, বাংলা
বিভাগ, করিমগঞ্জ কলেজ, করিমগঞ্জ, আসাম, ভারত |
Received: 02.05.2020 | Accepted: 18.05.2020 | Published Online: 31.05.2020 | Page No: 78-88 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.6.issue.05W.072 | |||||||
Bengali
Epistolary Literature and Madhusudan’s Birangana Kabya Dr. Bishwajit Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali, Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In English, what is called an 'Epistle' is referred to as 'Patrokabyo' in Bengali. 'Epistle' is a
Greek word meaning 'message.' The 'Epistle' has no connection with literary epistolary
poetry. Later, Martin Gray provided a new definition based on which it gained a place in
literary circles. According to Martin Gray, in post-Renaissance European literature,
Horace first created this type of poetic model around 20 B.C.
While studying at Bishop's College, Michael Madhusudan Dutta acquired substantial
knowledge of both English and Italian languages. Due to his keen interest in foreign
languages, he gained proficiency in both. It was during his time at this college that he
became acquainted with the Roman poet Ovid's "The Heroides or Epistle of the Heroines."
While reading this poetry, he envisioned various characters from Eastern mythological
stories and planned to create a novel poetry collection similar to Ovid's work. Ovid's poetry
contained a total of 21 letters. Following that pattern, he also considered including 21
letters in his ‘Birangona Kabyo’ (Poetry of the Heroines). However, he completed only 11
letters, with the remaining ones left unfinished.
In these eleven letters of ‘Birangona Kabyo’ the heroines' distinct thoughts are evident.
He has depicted these heroines, drawn from mythological stories, in a new form by blending
modernity with traditional tales. Keywords: Birangona Kabyo, Epistle, Patrokabyo, Michael Madhusudan Dutta. |