David Matthews (; 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a British scholar, author, and translator of
literature and translator of
Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
and
Mir Anees
Mir Babar Ali Anees ( ur, مير ببر على انيس) (1800–1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Indian Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (takhallus) of Anees (Urdu: , ''Anees'' means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, U ...
poetry in English. He taught Urdu language and Urdu literature for over 30 years (1965–99) at the
School of Oriental and African Studies
SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury are ...
,
University of London
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after graduating in Classics at
UCL.
Books
Matthews published a number of works relating to Urdu literature,
including many translations of significant classical Urdu works. One of his major interests was poetry. His 70 works have appeared in 250 publications in 4 languages and 2091 library holdings.
*The Courtesan of Lucknow
*Umrao Jan Ada
*Urdu Literature
*Complete Urdu Beginner to Intermediate Course
*Essential Urdu Dictionary
See also
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Ralph Russell
Professor Ralph Russell SI (Urdu: رالف رَسَل) (21 May 1918 – 14 September 2008) was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a Communist. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He taught Urdu and Urdu literature at the Scho ...
*
Gopi Chand Narang
Gopi Chand Narang (11 February 1931 – 15 June 2022) was an Indian theorist, literary critic, and scholar who wrote in Urdu and English. His Urdu literary criticism incorporated a range of modern theoretical frameworks including stylistics, s ...
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Academics of SOAS University of London
Urdu-language writers
Linguists from the United Kingdom
Linguists of Urdu
Urdu critics
People from Loughton
20th-century linguists
1942 births
2021 deaths