Selected Poetry of Ghalib
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Pakistan
- Date of Publication 8 July 2010
- ISBN 9780195478181
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages64 pages
- Size 177x120x4 mm
- Weight 80 g
- Language English 0
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Long description:
This book contains selections from Ghalib (1797-1869), the most famous Urdu poet of the nineteenth century, and widely regarded as the greatest Urdu poet till now. Ghalib was highly individualistic by temperament, and though he looked up to the long past Persian masters, he was destined by character to defy tradition, which he did both in metaphysical and romantic poetry. All Urdu poets were grounded in mysticism, but Ghalib was a sceptic, having pantheism for his
matrix. A believer at the conscious level, the doubt that he expressed in poetry created the tension which led to dramatized presentation in a lyrical format. His turn of phrase contributed to philosophical vocabulary in Urdu. On the romantic side, his assertiveness struck a more responsive word than
the abject submission to the beloved dictated by tradition.
The present book does not aim to be merely a handy selection. The Dewan-i-Ghalib in common circulation is actually a selection made by the poet's friends. The present selection also includes verses uncritically discarded, and excludes verses uncritically selected, the gem of his poetry being cut anew, so that Ghalib's poetry can be seen in a new light and his stylistic evolution can be more confidently charted, in a format doubly attractive to students.
Table of Contents:
Introduction of the Poet
Ghazals
