Ghazals

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Translations of Classic Urdu Poetry

By Mir Taqi Mir

Series: Murty Classical Library of India

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Ghazals by Mir Taqi Mir presents a masterful collection of Urdu poetry, showcasing a rich blend of Persian tradition and Indian style. Renowned for its exploration of love and longing, the book captures a world where extremes define existence—the outsider is the hero, prosperity equates to poverty, and death is preferable to beloved indifference.
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This collection is ideal for readers with an interest in classical poetry, South Asian arts and culture, and the historical evolution of Urdu literature.

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.

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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.

Series: Murty Classical Library of India

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674268753

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Contributors:

Translated by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Mir Taqi Mir Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Murty Classical Library of India

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.