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Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry by M. A. Habib (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherModern Language Association of America
ISBN-100873527976
ISBN-139780873527972
eBay Product ID (ePID)2321866
Product Key Features
Book TitleAnthology of Modern Urdu Poetry
Number of Pages238 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / General, Middle Eastern, Anthologies (Multiple Authors)
Publication Year2003
GenrePoetry
TypeBilingual
AuthorM. A. Habib
Book SeriesMla Texts and Translations Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-040950
TitleLeadingAn
ReviewsThe next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." K. E. Bryant, University of British Columbia, "The next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." K.E. Bryant, University of British Columbia, "The next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." K. E. Bryant, University of British Columbia, "The next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." --K.E. Bryant, University of British Columbia, "The next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." K. E. Bryant, University of British Columbia "The next time I teach a course in the translated modern literature of the subcontinent, Habib's volume will be on the required reading list. I consider his the best collection of Urdu poetry in English translation, period." --K.E. Bryant, University of British Columbia
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Edition DescriptionBilingual edition
SynopsisThe modern Urdu poets presented in this book offer a fascinating range of forms and styles as well as a complex commentary on the experience - personal, religious, cultural, political - of the issues and dilemmas of the twentieth century., Currently spoken by almost 250 million people in Pakistan and India and the second most widely spoken language in Britain, Urdu has one of the richest literatures of all south Asian languages. The modern Urdu poets presented in this book offer a fascinating range of forms and styles that grew out of that tradition, as well as a complex commentary on the experience--personal, religious, cultural, political--of the issues and dilemmas of the twentieth century. In his introduction, M. A. R. Habib outlines the history of Urdu literature, identifies the major poets associated with the classical tradition, discusses some Western influences, and describes the formal genres of the poetry (the qasida , the masnavi , and the marisiya forms of the longer poems; the qit'a , the rubai , and the ghazal forms of the shorter poems). Together, the commentary and the poems in this volume provide an informed introduction to major modern trends in Urdu poetry., Currently spoken by almost 250 million people in Pakistan and India and the second most widely spoken language in Britain, Urdu has one of the richest literatures of all south Asian languages. The modern Urdu poets presented in this book offer a fascinating range of forms and styles that grew out of that tradition, as well as a complex commentary on the experience?personal, religious, cultural, political?of the issues and dilemmas of the twentieth century. In his introduction, M. A. R. Habib outlines the history of Urdu literature, identifies the major poets associated with the classical tradition, discusses some Western influences, and describes the formal genres of the poetry (the qasida , the masnavi , and the marisiya forms of the longer poems; the qit'a , the rubai , and the ghazal forms of the shorter poems). Together, the commentary and the poems in this volume provide an informed introduction to major modern trends in Urdu poetry.
LC Classification NumberPK2184.A56 2002
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