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Interpretations of Mirza Ghalib's works have been changing with the times. Romantics, classicists, progressives, and modernists, all have found evidence in his writings that appeared close to their viewpoints.
This work studies the ingenious poetics of Ghalib by tracing the roots of his creative consciousness and enigmatic thought in Buddhist dialectical philosophy, in particular in Nagarjuna's concept ofshunyata(emptiness or voidness). The author also underscores the importance of the Sabke Hindi tradition, that is, the Indian style of Mughal Persian poetry with indigenized poetics, especially through Abdul-Qadir Bedil, whom Ghalib considered his mentor. He contends that Ghalib reinvented and polished this tradition deploying the dialectical mode and the language of silence he mastered through his understanding of the ancient philosophy of India under the influence of his mentor Bedil of the Sabke Hindi tradition. Creativity is a complex matter where nothing is cut numerically to the preconceived notions. The charm of love poetry of Ghalib comes from his complexity and ingenuity. This has been established through the study in this book that makes it exciting and revealing. Gopi Chand Narang engages with Ghalib criticism that has flourished since his death and analyses the important works of the poet, including pieces from earlyNuskhas andDivan-e Ghalib, using this central argument.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface: Speech is honoured a hundred times when it appears on your miraculous lips
Chapter One: Hali's Yadgar-e Ghalib
Chapter Two: Bijnouri, Divan-e Ghalib, and Sacred Vedas
Chapter Three: India's Thought and Negative Dialectics
Chapter Four: Buddhist Thought and Shunyata
Chapter Five: The Sabke Hindi Tradition and Its Indigenous Roots
Chapter Six: Bedil, Ghalib, Masnawi Irfan and Indian Thought
Chapter Seven: Dead Leaves, a Romantic Interlude, and a Stricken Heart
Chapter Eight: The First Rendition: Innovative Meaning and the Dialectical Mind
Chapter Nine: The Second Rendition: Innovative Meaning and the Dialectical Mind
Chapter Ten: The Published Divan: Innovative Meaning and the Dialectical Mind
Chapter Eleven: Shunyata, Dialectical Poetics, and Freedom
Chapter Twelve: Landmark Life Events, Masnawis, Prose, Wit and Humor, and the Dialectical Mind
Bibliography
About the Author and Translator
Index
