Ghalib And His Poetry

Author : Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780231544009

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Ghalib by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib Pdf

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. His letters—informal, humorous, and deeply personal—reveal the vigor of his prose style and the warmth of his friendships. These careful translations allow readers with little or no knowledge of Urdu to appreciate the wide range of Ghalib's poetry, from his gift for extreme simplicity to his taste for unresolvable complexities of structure. Beginning with a critical introduction for nonspecialists and specialists alike, Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall present a selection of Ghalib's works, carefully annotating details of poetic form. Their translation maintains line-for-line accuracy and thereby preserves complex poetic devices that play upon the tension between the two lines of each verse. The book includes whole ghazals, selected individual verses from other ghazals, poems in other genres, and letters. The book also includes a glossary, the Urdu text of the original poetry, and an appendix containing Ghalib's comments on his own verses.

Author : Amit Basole,Anjum Altaf
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9789392130021

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Thinking with Ghalib - Poetry for a New Generation by Amit Basole,Anjum Altaf Pdf

Amit Basole teaches Economics at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Urdu poetry as well as history and architecture of the Indian subcontinent are his passions. Anjum Altaf is a South Asian living in Lahore. He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Aakar Books Delhi 2019, Liberty Books Karachi 2020.

Author : Surinder Deol
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-25
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781543703559

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The Treasure by Surinder Deol Pdf

Mirza Ghalib, Indias most loved poet, lived at a time of great political and cultural transformation when the established order, the mighty Mughal Empire, was falling apart around midnineteenth century and the new regime spearheaded by the East India Company was not yet fully in place. There are multiple lenses that can be used to look at Ghalibs work. At the surface, he is a romantic poet par excellence. But if we dig deeper, Ghalib is much more than a romantic poet. He expressed ideas that came from conflicting philosophical traditions, namely the concept of shunyata (nonexistence) that is a core belief in Buddhist philosophy and the concept of Maya that is at the center of Vedantic philosophy. This book contains lyrical free verse English translation of 235 ghazals contained in Ghalibs Urdu Divan, popularly known as Divan-e Ghalib. One reason that makes the second revised and expanded edition of the book unique and extremely valuable is the addition of original Urdu text in an easy-to-read Romanized format. According to distinguished literary critic and leading Ghalib scholar Professor Gopi Chand Narang, Ghalib was never so close to the reader as he is now with this work. Surinder has succeeded in his creative transformation of Mirzas ghazals into poetic English where others have failed.

Author : Gulazāra
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015061278183

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Mirza Ghalib by Gulazāra Pdf

Screenplay of a television serial on Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, 1797-1869, Urdu and Persian poet; translated from the Urdu original.

Author : Ralph Russell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000846997

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Ghalib by Ralph Russell Pdf

First published in 1972, Ghalib presents aspects of Ghalib, the last great literary figured produced by Mughal India before the empire was swept away by the British after the Revolt of 1857, as he appears though the eyes of well-known British and other European scholars. The book gives a picture of Ghalib’s own personality as it emerges in passages from his own Persian and Urdu letters and prose writings. Percival Spear, who lived in Delhi for many years, describes the Delhi scene of Ghalib’s day. P. Hardy writes of his relations with the British, and finally, two essays, by A. Bausani and Ralph Russell respectively, give an account of his Persian and Urdu poetry. His book will be of interest to students of literature, poetry, South Asian studies and history.

Author : Pavan K. Varma
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poets, Persian
ISBN : 0143064819

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Ghalib by Pavan K. Varma Pdf

A Brilliant Biography Of Nineteenth Century India S Greatest Poet Mirza Mohammad Asadullah Khan Ghalib Began Writing Poetry In Persian At The Age Of Nine And The Pre-Eminent Poet Of The Time, Mir, Predicted A Great Future For The Precocious Genius When He Was Shown His Verse. But Success And Material Rewards Did Not Come To Ghalib Easily For The Times Were Against Him, And He Did Not Suffer Fools Gladly Even If They Occupied Positions Of Importance. Ghalib Was At The Height Of His Powers When Events Took A Turn For The Worse. First Came The Decline Of The Mughal Court, Then The Rise Of The British Empire And, Finally, The Revolt Of 1857. Though Ghalib Lived Through The Upheavals And Purges Of The Revolt, In Which Many Of His Contemporaries And Friends Died And His Beloved Delhi Was Irrevocably Changed, He Was A Broken Man And Longed For Death. When He Died, On 15 February 1869, He Left Behind Some Of The Most Vivid Accounts Of The Events Of The Period Ever Written. In This Illuminating Biography Pavan K. Varma Evocatively Captures The Spirit Of The Man And The Essence Of The Times He Lived In.

Author : ʻAlī Sardār Jaʻfrī,Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib,Qurratulʻain Ḥaidar
Publisher : Bombay : Popular Prakashan
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015019048910

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Ghalib and His Poetry by ʻAlī Sardār Jaʻfrī,Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib,Qurratulʻain Ḥaidar Pdf

Author : Hasan Abdullah (Engineering researcher)
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8129134713

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The Evolution of Ghalib by Hasan Abdullah (Engineering researcher) Pdf

One of the most oft-quoted poets of the nineteenth century, Ghalib was an intellectual colossus, whose poetry is imbued with timelessness and universality. Born and brought up in North India, he wrote both in his mother tongue, Urdu, and in Persian, the established and privileged language of literature and officialdom. He wrote exquisite prose, but is better known for his poetry, particularly his Urdu ghazals. In The Evolution of Ghalib, the author, Hasan Abdullah, provides a detailed introduction that describes Ghalib's life history and brings out his persona, and situates his work in time and space. He briefly discusses the Urdu language and ghazal as a literary form and familiarizes the reader with the words, symbols and concepts crucial for understanding Ghalib's poetry. Based on a chronological reading of Ghalib's Urdu ghazals, the author identifies the different stages and phases of the poet's development and from each of these phases, selects and interprets verses, including those that differ from the dominant trend, in order to reveal Ghalib's intellectual evolution. The book aims to make reading and understanding of Ghalib's Urdu ghazals a pleasurable and enlightening experience.

Author : Gopi Chand Narang
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199091515

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Ghalib by Gopi Chand Narang Pdf

Mirza Asadullah Khan (1797–1869), popularly, Ghalib, is the most influential poet of the Urdu language. He is noted for the ghazals he wrote during his lifetime, which have since been interpreted and sung by different people in myriad ways. Ghalib’s popularity has today extended beyond the Indian subcontinent to the Hindustani diaspora around the world. In this book, Gopi Chand Narang studies Ghalib’s poetics by tracing the archetypical roots of his creative consciousness and enigmatic thought in Buddhist dialectical philosophy, particularly in the concept of shunyata. He underscores the importance of the Mughal era’s Sabke Hindi poetry, especially through Bedil, whom Ghalib considered his mentor. The author also engages with Ghalib criticism that has flourished since his death and analyses the important works of the poet, including pieces from early Nuskhas and Divan-e Ghalib, strengthening this central argument. Much has been written about Ghalib’s life and his poetry. A marked departure from this dominant trend, Narang’s book looks at Ghalib from different angles and places him in the galaxy of the great Eastern poets, stretching far beyond the boundaries of India and the Urdu language.

Author : Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Authors, Urdu
ISBN : UOM:39015052759456

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Ghalib, His Life and Poetry by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib Pdf

Selected correspondence and poems of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, 1797-1869, translated from Urdu and Persian by Qurratulʻain Ḥaidar b. 1927 and a fragment of biography by Ali Sardar Jafri, b. 1913.

Author : Ghalib
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1091210136

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Poems of Ghalib a Selection: (large Print & Large Format Edition) by Ghalib Pdf

POEMS OF GHALIB A Selection (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869} was born in the city of Agra of parents with Turkish aristocratic ancestry. He later lived on state patronage, credit or the generosity of friends. His fame came to him posthumously. He had remarked during his life that although his age had ignored his greatness he would be recognized by later generations. History vindicated his claim. Although he wrote many more ghazals, qit'as and ruba'is in Persian he is more famous for those written in Urdu. Before Ghalib, the Urdu ghazal was primarily an expression of anguished love but Ghalib expressed his philosophy and cynicism. In keeping with the conventions of the ghazal, in most of Ghalib's couplets the 'beloved' could be a beautiful woman, boy, monarch or God or the Spiritual Master as in his many Sufi poems. Here is the largest selection of his Persian & Urdu ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as and other poems in the correct form and meaning in English ever published. Introduction: Poetry, Life & Times and on the Forms of Poetry he used. Selected Bibliography. Large Print 16pt., Large Format, 8" x 10" 367 pages. Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Baba Latif, Iqbal, Seemab, Huma, Nazir and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Author : Raza Mir
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789353057022

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Ghalib by Raza Mir Pdf

Mirza Ghalib is perhaps the most widely chronicled Urdu poet in English. But few can pithily capture the essence of his life and work as enjoyably as Raza Mir can. In this lively, witty and illuminating account, Ghalib emerges from these pages as a man of his time but also one who looms large over history. Raza infuses his research with just the right amount of anecdote and trivia, evoking Ghalib as an outspoken genius, a game-changer who never shied away from aiming a witty barb (or three) at his rivals. Moreover, Ghalib also lived in a crucial age that saw the end of Mughal rule and the destruction of his beloved Delhi. Ghalib: A Thousand Desires also comprises a selection of the great poet's most enduring poems and ghazals, accompanied by Raza's insightful commentary that decodes underlying themes and meanings in these verses.

Author : Tasleem A. War
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781527565166

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Myriad Shades of Life in Mirza Ghalib by Tasleem A. War Pdf

The book is an anthology of seven critical essays on the work of Mirza Ghalib, and considers a number of issues such as comparisons between him and Muhammad Iqbal, William Shakespeare and John Donne. It also foregrounds the most distinguishing features in his poetry, including his art of dialectical poetics, the obsession with the theme of death throughout his poetry, and the representation of Karbala and Ahle-Bayt in his work. The book thus highlights the different shades of meaning in both his poetry and letters. These myriad shades are embedded in Ghalib’s vision of life. Like Shakespeare and Sophocles, Ghalib details the colourfulness of life in all its horror and glory. Just as life itself is colourful in its myriad shades, Ghalib’s poetry offers us a vision of life which is pluralistic, multifarious and universal at the same time.

Author : Āṣif Farruk̲h̲ī
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015054149524

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An Evening of Caged Beasts by Āṣif Farruk̲h̲ī Pdf

The contributing poets are seeking to re-invent poetry. It is a new mood in the Urdu poetry from Pakistan, particularly those poets who are situated at a somewhat oblique angle to the mainstream. This book is a selection from the work of seven such poets.

Author : Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
Publisher : London : Allen & Unwin
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015000694813

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Ghalib, 1797-1869: Life and letters by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib Pdf