Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Roli Books, New Delhi
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9788174361196ISBN:8174361197
Description: Reprint. pp. 192. As New. Contents Preface. 1. Selections from Ghalib's Ghazals. 2. Ghalib's Poetry. 3. Getting to know Ghalib. 4. On translating Ghalib. This book presents a selection from the Urdu verse of Ghalib (1797 1869) the greatest (in the translator's opinion) of all the poets of Urdu and Persian that the subcontinent has produced. This selection has been specially selected to exclude those of his verses which are replete with illusions which present day readers would not understand. ... read more
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This book presents a selection from the Urdu verse of Ghalib (1797-1869), the greatest of all the poets of Urdu and Persian that the subcontinent has produced. This selection has been specially selected to exclude those of his verses which are replete with illusions which present-day readers would not understand. They do, however, cover a wide range of his thought. In order to serve the needs of the widest possible readership the couplets are ... read more
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