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Ghalib: 1797-1869: Life and Letters

by Ralph Russell

Ghalib through memoir and diary

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Ghalib through memoir and diary

Ralph Russell’s volume brings together translated material on the Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797–1869). Its main sources are a memoir by Ghalib’s friend and younger contemporary Hali, written not many years after Ghalib’s death, and Ghalib’s diary of the 1857 revolt. The book therefore frames its portrait through both a near-contemporary account and Ghalib’s own diary, connecting literary biography with a record of a period of upheaval. The source notes that little of Ghalib’s work had previously appeared in English, particularly beyond India and Pakistan.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Ghalib and Urdu or Persian poetry
  • Those exploring literary biography through memoir and personal documents
  • Readers interested in accounts connected to the 1857 revolt

Themes

Ghalib’s life and literary legacyUrdu and Persian poetryMemoir and personal recordsThe 1857 revolt

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Book overview

This book is a fascinating portrait of one of the most popular Urdu and Persian poets, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869)
Very little of Ghalib has previously appeared in English, and that little has circulated almost entirely within India and Pakistan. This volume mainly consists of translations from the Memoir written by his friend and younger contemporary Hali not many years after Ghalib's death; and of his diary of the revolt of 1857.
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