Myriad shades of life in Mirza Ghalib / by Tasleem A. War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

War, Tasleem A., author.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2021]

Summary:

The book is an anthology of seven critical essays on the work of Mirza Ghalib, and considers a number of issues such as comparisons between him and Muhammad Iqbal, William Shakespeare and John Donne. It also foregrounds the most distinguishing features in his poetry, including his art of dialectical poetics, the obsession with the theme of death throughout his poetry, and the representation of Karbala and Ahle-Bayt in his work. The book thus highlights the different shades of meaning in both his poetry and letters. These myriad shades are embedded in Ghalib's vision of life. Like Shakespeare and Sophocles, Ghalib details the colourfulness of life in all its horror and glory. Just as life itself is colourful in its myriad shades, Ghalib's poetry offers us a vision of life which is pluralistic, multifarious and universal at the same time.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Mirza Ghalib and Muhammad Iqbal

Mirza Ghalib and John Donne

Ghalib and Shakespeare

The Death Poetry of Mirza Ghalib

Ghalib's Art of Dialectical Poetics

Surviving Trauma

Representation of Ahl Al-Bayt and the Karbala Martyrs

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-6516-5

OCLC:

1237863961