The Handbook of Mirza Ghalib's Poetry and Poetics: Commentaries and Contemporary Concerns (Springer Handbooks in Languages and Linguistics)

Translation and Transliteration
	Symbols Used for Letters from Arabic Used in Urdu
	Symbols Used for Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi
	Symbols Used for Sounds in Urdu and Punjabi
	Other Aids for Understanding Urdu Poetry
Note on Citation of Ghalib’s Couplets
Note on Sensitiveness and Respect
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contents
1: Introduction
	Ghalib and His Age
	The Ghazal
		What the Ghazal Is Not
		Objections to the Ghazal
		The Theme of Jafā
	The Theme of the Beauty of the Beloved
	The Erotic Theme (wiṢāl)
	The Charge of Sexual Harassment
	What Will the Reader Find in This Book?
	Translation
	Commentary
	References to Other Poets
	Contemporary Concerns
2: Ghazals and Couplets: Meaning and Commentary
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Appendix: Selected Ghazals
	236.1
	237.2
	238.3
	239.4
Epilogue
Bibliography
	Manuscripts
	Dictionaries
	Books, Articles, Theses, Websites, Digital and Online Sources
Index of First Lines
Index of Themes
Index