The lightning should have fallen on Ghalib: selected poems of Ghalib
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Published:
Hopewell, N.J. : Ecco Press, 1999.
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Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
66 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Status:
TELL WPL Adult NonFiction
891.4 GHA
Description
"Ghalib is an astonishing poet from India, perhaps the most important poet since Kabir. In The Lightning Should Have Fallen on Ghalib: Selected Poems of Ghalib, poet Robert Bly and Urdu scholar Sunil Dutta collaborate to bring the delicacy and intensity of Ghalib's poetry to readers of English. This collection of thirty ghazals by Ghalib also serves as an introduction to the ghazal, the elegant and amazing poetic form revered for centuries in the Muslim world."--BOOK JACKET.
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English
ISBN:
0880016868, 9780880016865
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Includes bibliographical references (page 67).
Description
"Ghalib is an astonishing poet from India, perhaps the most important poet since Kabir. In The Lightning Should Have Fallen on Ghalib: Selected Poems of Ghalib, poet Robert Bly and Urdu scholar Sunil Dutta collaborate to bring the delicacy and intensity of Ghalib's poetry to readers of English. This collection of thirty ghazals by Ghalib also serves as an introduction to the ghazal, the elegant and amazing poetic form revered for centuries in the Muslim world."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ghalib, M. A. K., Bly, R., & Dutta, S. (1999). The lightning should have fallen on Ghalib: selected poems of Ghalib. Hopewell, N.J., Ecco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, 1797-1869, Robert. Bly and Sunil. Dutta. 1999. The Lightning Should Have Fallen On Ghalib: Selected Poems of Ghalib. Hopewell, N.J., Ecco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, 1797-1869, Robert. Bly and Sunil. Dutta, The Lightning Should Have Fallen On Ghalib: Selected Poems of Ghalib. Hopewell, N.J., Ecco Press, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, et al. The Lightning Should Have Fallen On Ghalib: Selected Poems of Ghalib. Hopewell, N.J., Ecco Press, 1999.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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