{"product_id":"the-oxford-india-ghalib-life-letters-and-ghazals-1","title":"The Oxford India Ghalib - Life, Letters and Ghazals","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ralph Russell\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Ralph Russell\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 572\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195660374\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), noble, poet, and wit of nineteenth century Delhi, is the most famous and popular of the Urdu poets that the Indian subcontinent has produced.  His life spans the years of the twilight of the Mughals, the Revolt of 1857 and the terrible aftermath.   This complete Ghalib anthology comprises poetry and prose translated from both Persian and Urdu, biographical details and provides a context within which modern day, English-speaking readers can read and understand his poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduced and selected by Ralph Russell, an eminent Urdu scholar, this collection presents a representative selection of Ghalib's writings set against a portrait of the man and the times in which he lived.  Ralph Russell's Ghalib: A Self-Portrait' gives a picture of his personality as it emerges from the passages from his Persian and Urdu letters and prose, including his diary, and other materials, which are arranged to tell the story of his life.  Percival Spear describes the Delhi of Ghalib's day .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew translations from Ghalib's Urdu and Persian ghazals for a significant part of the volume and are being published for the first time.  A note on translating Ghalib, a survey of his Urdu and Persian poetry, and a detailed explanatory index provided to guide readers complete the volume.  The first ever compendium of Ghalib's oeuvre, this work is a collector's item for aficionados of Urdu literature and especially of its poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE EDITOR \u0026amp; THE ANTHOLOGY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhalib was regarded as one of the greatest Urdu and Persian poets.  I can think of no translator better able than Ralph Russell to turn such a writer into English.  The book shows Ghalib as a remarkable personality, with more of a sense of humor than most poets have been gifted with.\u003cbr\u003e- V G Kiernan, Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalph Russell published several books on Urdu literature.  The most widely circulating Urdu journal in the word Jung gave him the title Baba-e-Urdu - The Grand Old Man of Urdu.\u003cbr\u003e-Khushwant Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt should particularly delight those who know little of Urdu literature.\u003cbr\u003e- C M Naim, Professor Emeritus, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoetry is the greatest literary expression of Urdu.  The poetic genre both most highly prized and most popular is that of the ghazal, or love poem.  Ralph Russell's name is synonymous with love of the language and the scholarly study of its literature.\u003cbr\u003e- Francis Robinson, Professor and Vice Principal, Royal Holloway, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eGhalib: A Self-Portrait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I\u003cbr\u003eGHALIB'S PROSE AND ITS CONTEXT\u003cbr\u003eGhalib: Life and Letters\u003cbr\u003eGhalib's Delhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003eGHALIB'S POETRY\u003cbr\u003eGetting to Know Ghalib\u003cbr\u003eSelections from Ghalib's Verse: Introductory Note\u003cbr\u003eGhalib's Urdu Vers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ralph Russell \/ Oxford University Press \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153670205808,"sku":"12314","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/12314.jpg?v=1793912404","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-oxford-india-ghalib-life-letters-and-ghazals-1","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}