Ghazals : translations of classic Urdu poetry / Mir Taqi Mir ; translated by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi.

By:

Mir, Mir Taqi [author]

Contributor(s):

Faruqi, Shamsur Rahman [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Urdu Series: Murty Classical Library of IndiaPublication details: London : Harvard University Press, 2022.ISBN:

9780674270732

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Summary: "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."

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus FOB Library	Special collection -Murty Classical Library of India	891 MU- (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Special Collection - Murthy Classical Library of India		147015

"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."

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