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The last mushaʾirah of Dehli : a translation into English of Farhatullah Baig's modern Urdu classic, Dehli ki akhri shamaʻ ; with an introduction, notes, glossary, and bibliography (Record no. 526947)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788125039679 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | pbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 891.43936 BAI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Baig, Farḥatullāh Mirza |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The last mushaʾirah of Dehli : a translation into English of Farhatullah Baig's modern Urdu classic, Dehli ki akhri shamaʻ ; with an introduction, notes, glossary, and bibliography |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / by Akhtar Qamber. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | : Orient BlackSwan |
| Year of publication | , 2010. |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 177 p. |
| Other physical details | : maps |
| Dimensions | ; 22 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographies and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The twilight Delhi of the later Mughals, decadent in statesmanship, devastated by marauders, declining in history, still managed to leave behind something more durable than marble and sandstone: a magnificent body of Urdu poetry and prose. It is this facet of the city that Mirza Farhatullah Baig Dehalvi captures in this unique literary work. Drawing upon living memory, manuscripts and other documents, he wrote Dehli ki Akhri Shama, a fictional account of what purports to be the last great mushairah held in Delhi under the patronage of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. The narrative recreates for us the various stages of organizing such an occasion, introduces us to unforgettable people and now-forgotten places and builds up to the climax the mushairah itself at which all the important Urdu poets of the time are present. The present volume is the first-ever English translation of Farhatullah Baigs classic, accompanied by a long introduction, textual and other annotations and extensive glossary. Much more than a work of translation, this is a labour of love and scholarship. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Urdu fiction |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Qamber, Akhtar. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 4TH FLOOR, B WING | 08.05.2024 | 891.43936 BAI | 684608 | 09.06.2025 | English Books | ||||
| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 4TH FLOOR, B WING | 08.05.2024 | 891.43936 BAI | 684607 | 28.06.2025 | English Books |