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Title ادب اور سماج:پاکستانی اردو غزل میں پنجاب کے ثقافتی عناصر کا مطالعہ

Author(s) Muhammad Ajmal Saeed

Abstract Literature is considerd to be an important tool for cultural studies. In Urdu literature, one of the most popular and rich forms of literary expression is Ghazal, which contains deep insights relating different cultures of the sub-continent. This dissertation tries to answer three questions: which major elements of the culture of Punjab have been described in Pakistani Urdu Ghazal? How Pakistani poets have represented the culture of Punjab in Urdu Ghazal and to which extent have they succeeded? How representation of cultural elements of Punjab has contributed to enrich Urdu Ghazal? To answer all these research questions, selected works of five major poets namely: Shair Afzal Jaffery, Nasir Shehzad, Zafar Iqbal, Ali Akbar Abbas and Sabir Zafar, have been employed while keeping in view these poets’ most prominent contributions in representation of the cultural elements of Punjab. This research work has been divided into four chapters. The first chapter is the introductory part of the subject where meaning of culture and its basic elements are also discussed. In addition to which, the importance of presentation of cultural elements in literature has been highlighted. The second chapter deals with the representation of geographical based cultural elements of Punjab in Pakistani Urdu Ghazal. In this chapter, the geo-cultural elements are examined under five domains: clothing, general way of living, customs and traditions, arts and language. Afterwards, the third chapter deals with the non-material and belief-based cultural elements of Punjab and their representation in Pakistani Urdu Ghazal. This chapter consists of three parts, religious practices and rituals, superstitions, folk tales and mythology. In the fourth and final chapter, collective analysis of the research work is discussed and in the light of which, conclusions and recommendations are formulated. The results of this research work show that Pakistani Urdu Ghazal has not only succeeded in the representation of the culture of Punjab but has also evolved itself with new images, metaphors, similes, symbols and dictions.

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Department Urdu

Language Urdu

Publication Date 2023-06-23

Subject Urdu

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