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Ghalib 1797-1869: Life and Letters (Oxford India Paperbacks)
Ralph Russell
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paperback. A biography of one of the most popular Urdu and Persian poets. Series: Oxford India Paperbacks. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 2BMU; 2BXF; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), noble, poet, and wit of Mughal Delhi in the twilight years before the crushing of the revolt of 1857 finally extinguished Mughal power, has long been possibly the most famous and the most popular of the poets of Urdu and Persian that the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent has produced. His frankness, his humorous good nature, and his cheerfully avowed unorthodoxy with regard to the more irksome formalities of his Muslim religion, made him something of a legend even in his own lifetime. Collections of his numerous letters to his friends were published just before his death, and ... Read more
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), noble, poet, and wit of Mughal Delhi in the twilight years before the crushing of the revolt of 1857 finally extinguished Mughal power, has long been possibly the most famous and the most popular of the poets of Urdu and Persian that the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent has produced. His frankness, his humorous good nature, and his cheerfully avowed unorthodoxy with regard to the more irksome formalities of his Muslim religion, made him something of a legend even in his own lifetime. Collections of his numerous letters to his friends were published just before his death, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Series
Oxford India Paperbacks
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780195635065
SKU
V9780195635065
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