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.