Ab-e Hayat: Shaping the Canon of Urdu Poetry

by Mohammad Hussain Azad, Frances W. Pritchett (Translator), Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (Translator)

This is a brilliant translation of the Aab-e-hayat ( Water of Life ), the last classical anthology of Urdu poetry. First published in 1880, it has exerted enormous influence over modern Urdu literary history.

490 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1880

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