Khondakar Ashraf Hossain
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Khondakar Ashraf Hossain is one of the leading poets, essayist and translator of Bangladesh. Born in Jamalpur
, Bangladesh
, in 1950, he was educated at University of Dhaka
and Leeds University. He is currently Professor of English at University of Dhaka
. He has published seven books of poetry
in Bangla and three collections
of essays.
Dr Hossain regularly translates from Bangla to English and from German and English to Bangla.
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain is the Editor of a little magazine, Ekobingsha, a literary journal founded in 1985 with its main focus on the new poetry of Bangladesh.
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Jamalpur
Jamalpur may refer to:Bangladesh* Jamalpur District* Jamalpur Sadar UpazilaIndia* Jamalpur, Munger, Bihar* Jamalpur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh* Jamalpur , West Bengal...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, in 1950, he was educated at University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
and Leeds University. He is currently Professor of English at University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
. He has published seven books of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in Bangla and three collections
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of essays.
Dr Hossain regularly translates from Bangla to English and from German and English to Bangla.
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain is the Editor of a little magazine, Ekobingsha, a literary journal founded in 1985 with its main focus on the new poetry of Bangladesh.
Poetry
- Tin Ramanir Qasida
- Partho Tomar Teebro Teer
- Jibaner Saman Chumuk
- Sundari o Ghrinar Ghungur
- Jamuna Parba
- Janmo Baul
- Tomar Namey Brishti Namey
- Aiona Dekhey Andha Manush
Collections of Essays
- Bangladesher kabita Antaranga Abalokan (A Study on Bangladeshi Poetry)
- Chirayata Puraan (Classical Mythology)
- Kabitar Antarjami
- Adhunik Uttaradhunik o Annyanya
- Prasango (Bangla Poetry in the contexts of ModernismModernismModernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
, postmodernismPostmodernismPostmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
and other trends) - Biswa Kabitar Sonali Shashya (Gleanings from World Poetry)
- Modernism and Beyond: Western Influences on Bangladeshi poetry
Translations
- Selected Poems of Paul CelanPaul CelanPaul Celan was a poet and translator...
- Oedipus Rex by SophoclesSophoclesSophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
- MedeaMedea (play)Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed...
by EuripidesEuripidesEuripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most... - AlcestisAlcestis (play)Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It was first produced at the City Dionysia festival in 438 BCE. Euripides presented it as the final part of a tetralogy of unconnected plays in the competition of tragedies, for which he won second prize; this arrangement...
by Euripides
Critical reception
About Hossain's study entitled Modernism and Beyond: Western Influences on Bangladeshi Poetry, Syed Badrul Ahsan wrote in The Daily StarThe Daily Star (Bangladesh)
The Daily Star is the largest circulating English daily newspaper in Bangladesh. Established by Syed Mohammed Ali in 14 January 1991, the newspaper is owned by Mediastar a venture of the Transcom Group, headed by Latifur Rahman...
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Western Influences on Bangladeshi Poetry should make a difference in any future assessment of literature as it has developed and could yet sprout in Bangladesh.