Ghazals: Translations of Classic Urdu Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674268753)

The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets.

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.

Author: Mir Taqi Mir
ISBN-10: 067426875X
ISBN-13: 9780674268753
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d