Open AccessCritique of Totalitarianism in Shaikh Ayaz And Habib Jalib’s Poetry: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Shafqat Hussain,
Ameer Ali
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iars international research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2202-2821
pISSN - 1839-6518
DOI - 10.51611/iars.irj.v12i01.2022.183
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , dictatorship , politics , poetry , subject (documents) , comparative literature , state (computer science) , power (physics) , sociology , literature , social science , epistemology , democracy , aesthetics , political science , law , philosophy , art , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , library science , computer science , operating system
Shaikh Ayaz and Habib Jalib are very renowned figures of Pakistani modern literature. Following the trend, their literary works tend to highlight their contemporary issues. Totalitarianism is a very internationally recognized political dogma which deals with controlling a state with one-man power. In the modern political discourse, it is named as dictatorship. Therefore, the study is concerned with locating the critique of totalitarianism in the poets’ poems. The researchers find the objective of finding the theme of totalitarianism in the comparative manner. The researchers answer the question that how the theme of totalitarianism is dealt with, by both poets comparatively. The research follows the comparative textual analysis method of research and is qualitative in design. The Researchers have examined some similarities and differences between the poets while treating the subject of Totalitarianism. The findings of the study rely on understanding Ayaz as an international totalitarian critic, and Jalib as a national critic. The study is significant to understand Pakistani political literature.