Ghazals: Translations of Classic Urdu Poetry

by Mir Taqi Mir

The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets.

The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his ghazals--a poetic form of rhyming couplets--in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian ghazal tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero, prosperity is poverty, and death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067426875X
• ISBN13: 9780674268753
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"