Myriad Shades of Life in Mirza Ghalib
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publisher
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781527565166; 9781527564695
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: 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 a.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.