An Introduction to the Poetry of Ghalib

Contents: Preface. 1. Summary of the introduction. 1. The first verse of the Diwan-e-Ghalib. 2. The mirror and its associates. 3. The veil. 4. The sun as a symbol. 5. The desert wanderer. 6. The candle. 7. Fire. 8. The water drop and the ocean. 9. The rose. 10. Wine and the Tavern. 11. The Spring. 12. Ghalib\'s Dalliance. 13. Ghalib\'s unhappiness. 14. Ghalib and the universe of sound. 15. Ghalib as an esthete, the importance of Hindu images on his poetry. 16. Ghalib and religion. 17. Ghalib and his verse.

"The Poetry of Ghalib is analysed by putting together verses scattered through the Diwan concerning different subjects and using various Sufi symbols. The philosophy, sensibility and the world view of Ghalib are thus defined in a new way." (jacket)