Ghazals - Translations of Classic Urdu Poetry

Mir Taqi Mir (1723¿1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished Urdu poet, composed his ghazals in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero and death is preferred to the beloved¿s indifference. Ghazals offers a collection of Mir¿s finest work.

About the author

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi was a foremost translator and scholar of Urdu literature as well as an acclaimed novelist and poet. He was the author of numerous books, including a four-volume study of Mir Taqi Mir.

Summary

Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished Urdu poet, composed his ghazals in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero and death is preferred to the beloved’s indifference. Ghazals offers a collection of Mir’s finest work.

Product details

• Authors: Mir Taqi Mir
• Assisted by: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (Translation), Faruqi Shamsur Rahman (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780674268753
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26875-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POETRY / General, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, POETRY / Asian / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic, Poetry anthologies (various poets)