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Ghalib : a wilderness at my doorstep : a critical biography / Mehr Afshan Farooqi.
Van Pelt Library PK2198.G4 Z66 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, 1797-1869--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan.
- Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, 1797-1869.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xlvi, 341 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gurgaon, Haryana, India : Penguin/Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2021.
- Summary:
- This book exploring Ghalib's life, works and philosophy. This authoritative critical biography of Ghalib opens a window to many shades of India and the subcontinent's cultural and literary traditions.
- Contents:
- 1 The Kite Rises into the Air p. 1
- 2 The Divan of 1821 and the Divan of 1826 p. 33
- 3 Ghalib's Earliest Divan: The Divan of 1816 p. 67
- 4 Contrary Winds: The Journey to Calcutta (1826-29) p. 88
- 5 The Two-Coloured Rose: Gul-e Ra'na (1828) p. 112
- 6 The Culture of Book Publishing and the Divan of 1841 p. 137
- 7 Prefacing the Poetry: Ghalib's Self-Presentation p. 168
- 8 Transregional Sensibilities: The Case of Ghalib's Persian p. 206
- 9 Return to Urdu p. 227.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780670094295
- 0670094293
- OCLC:
- 1236260007
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