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Title سعادت حسن منٹو اور صادق ہدایت کے افسانوں میں معاشرتی جبر، نفسیات اور جنسیت کا تقابلی مطالعہ

Author(s) Shahnaz Akhtar Zahoor Ahmad

Abstract A Comparative Study of Depiction of Oppression, Psycho- analysis and Sexography in the Short Stories of Sa’adat Hasan Manto and Sadeq Hedayat Sa’adat Hassan Manto in Urdu and Sadeq Hedayat in Persian are representative short story writers of their respective literary tradition. Manto was inspired by French and Russian tradition of short story. He is a progressive writer who shows his concern with problems and miseries of common man in society and has expressed his stance with strength and assertion. Sadeq Hedayat is also a critic of social injustice and inclined towards pessimism in his writings. Both of the writers have elaborated social problems and there are some commonalities as well as differences with regard to treatment and techniques. This research work is a comparative study of depiction of oppression, psycho-analysis and sexography in the short stories of both the writers. The work comprises of five chapters: In the first chapter after introducing the topic, scope, theoretical framework and methodology of research is explained. Explanation of key terms and brief introduction of Sa’adat Hasan Manto and Sadeq Hedayat is given. Second chapter presents an analysis of elaboration of social oppression in society in the short stories of the writers under discussion. After analyzing both the writers’ work separately, a comparative analysis is also presented. In third chapter, different aspects of human psychology as presented in the short stories under discussion are analyzed. Fourth chapter presents the analysis of the instinct of sex and its different complications discussed and presented as subject in the short stories of both the writers. Fifth chapter presents the overall findings, conclusion and recommendations of the researcher.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

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Department Urdu

Language Urdu

Publication Date 2021-02-03

Subject Urdu

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