Ghalib : Selected Poems and Letters.
Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan.
Ghalib : Selected Poems and Letters. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (223 pages) - Translations from the Asian Classics Series . - Translations from the Asian Classics Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ghalib's Life and Times -- Part One: Ghazals -- Part Two: Ghazal Verses -- Part Three: Other Genres -- 1. Poems -- 2. Letters -- 3. Prose -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Ghalib's Comments on His Own Verses -- Appendix 2. Ghalib Concordance, with Standard Divan Numbers -- Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names -- Bibliography -- Index -- Urdu Text.
This selection of poetry and prose by Ghalib provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the preeminent Urdu poet of the nineteenth century. Ghalib's poems, especially his ghazals, remain beloved throughout South Asia for their arresting intelligence and lively wit.
9780231544009
Urdu poetry-19th century.
Urdu literature-19th century.
Electronic books.
PK2184 .G435 2017
491.439642
Ghalib : Selected Poems and Letters. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (223 pages) - Translations from the Asian Classics Series . - Translations from the Asian Classics Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ghalib's Life and Times -- Part One: Ghazals -- Part Two: Ghazal Verses -- Part Three: Other Genres -- 1. Poems -- 2. Letters -- 3. Prose -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Ghalib's Comments on His Own Verses -- Appendix 2. Ghalib Concordance, with Standard Divan Numbers -- Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names -- Bibliography -- Index -- Urdu Text.
This selection of poetry and prose by Ghalib provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the preeminent Urdu poet of the nineteenth century. Ghalib's poems, especially his ghazals, remain beloved throughout South Asia for their arresting intelligence and lively wit.
9780231544009
Urdu poetry-19th century.
Urdu literature-19th century.
Electronic books.
PK2184 .G435 2017
491.439642