David_Matthews_(academic)

David Matthews (academic)

David Matthews (academic)

American academic (1942–2021)

David Matthews (Urdu: ڈیْوِڈ مَیتھِیُوز; 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a British scholar, author, and translator of Urdu literature and translator of Muhammad Iqbal and Mir Anees poetry in English.[3] He taught Urdu language and Urdu literature for over 30 years (1965–99) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[4] after graduating in Classics at UCL.

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Books

Matthews published a number of works relating to Urdu literature,[5] including many translations of significant classical Urdu works.[6] One of his major interests was poetry. His 70 works have appeared in 250 publications in 4 languages and 2091 library holdings.[5]

  • The Courtesan of Lucknow[7]
  • Umrao Jan Ada[8][9]
  • Urdu Literature[10]
  • Complete Urdu Beginner to Intermediate Course[11]
  • Essential Urdu Dictionary[12]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Matthews, David J. (27 July 2017). "Iqbal: A Selection of his Urdu and Persian Verse". Oxford University Press.
  2. [2]
    "Pushkin House". pushkinhouse.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "High Commission for Pakistan, London". phclondon.org. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Interview With Gopi Chand Narang and David Matthews". YouTube. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Matthews, David 1942- (David John) [WorldCat Identities]". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    "9780071546997: Teach Yourself Urdu Complete Course [With Book] (Teach Yourself Language Complete Courses) - AbeBooks - Matthews, David; Dalvi, Mohamed Kasim: 0071546995". Abebooks.co.uk.
  7. [7]
    "Persian legacy". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2009.
  8. [8]
    Ruswa, Mirza Mohammad Hadi (1996). Umrao Jan Ada. David Matthews. Calcutta. ISBN 81-7167-311-2. OCLC 34943870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. [9]
    Hussein, Aamer (12 April 2020). "COLUMN: The TALL MAN". Dawn.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. [10]
    Matthews, David (1985). Urdu Literature. South Asia Books. ISBN 0907962300.
  11. [11]
    Matthews, David (2014). Complete Urdu. Mohamed Kasim Dalvi, Timsal Masud. London. ISBN 978-1-4441-9594-1. OCLC 903889844.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. [12]
    Matthews, David (2011). Essential Urdu Dictionary: A Teach Yourself Guide. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071763974.
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