| Author: |
Mir Anees |
| Publisher: |
Shaikh Ghulam Ali & Sons (Pvt) Limited |
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Description:
The art of Marsia in the hands of Anis has brought to itself the attributes of painting, music and photography. He convinces us that a great artist is at work, making us watch with a sense of wonder all that he has in his repertoire. The moment the bewitched readers or listeners of Mir Anis’s Marsias surrender themselves to the magic they feel as if they have been transferred to the scene of action aboard the time machine.
Allama Iqbal and, before him, Ghalib were definitely greater poets than Mir Anis, but none of them satisfied us on so many counts as Mir Anis did. Unless we appreciate the fact that a good poet may not be a great poet and vice versa. The picture that is emerging of Mir Anis could be summed up in the following words: Mir Anis is a great Marsia poet but he is no less important as an Urdu poet. Hence his appreciation should not remain confined to a particular sect.
By acquiring greatness in his own right, he immediately joins the galaxy of the immortal souls which belongs to the entire humanity. Shakespeare does not belong to England or to the English-Speaking world alone, but to all of us.
Ghalib’s homage to Mir Anis is worth our attention. Ghalib had tried his hand at Marsia writing but miserably failed. Therefore, his homage to Mir Anis becomes pertinent: “The Marsia-poets like Mir Anis and Mirza Dabir will never be born again in Hindustan.”
What made Mir Anis so important as to be equated with the best names of world literature. May be because of his art of breathing life into words and making them signify the signified splendidly. It has become almost impossible to think of Marsia without Mir Anis. He has taken Marsia to the zenith. All that he has achieved for Urdu poetry is difficult to imitate, let alone excel him.
| DesiStore # |
PBH01093 |
| Pages |
279 |
| Weight (kg) |
0.40 |
| Weight (lbs) |
0.88 |
| HB/PB |
Hard Back |
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Johar-e-Anees
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