Ghazals: Translations of Classic Urdu Poetry

The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his ghazals-a poetic form of rhyming couplets-in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian ghazal tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the h...

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1. Verfasser: Mir, Mir Taqi (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Murty classical library of India
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Zusammenfassung:The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his ghazals-a poetic form of rhyming couplets-in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian ghazal tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero, prosperity is poverty, and death would be preferable to the indifference of the beloved. Ghazals offers a comprehensive collection of Mir's finest work, translated by a renowned expert on Urdu poetry
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
ISBN:9780674276499
DOI:10.4159/9780674276499

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