Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Summer 2024
Date of Submission
2025-07-22
Advisor
Dr. Syed Noman Ul Haq
Committee
Aliya Iqbal Naqvi
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Abstract
This thesis presents a critical analysis of the ghazals of Afzal Ahmed Syed through the theoretical lenses of Muhammad Hasan Askari and Shamsur Rahman Faruqi. It situates Syed's poetry within the broader classical Urdu poetic tradition, engaging deeply with concepts such as ma‘ni āfarīnī (meaning-making), iḥām (ambiguity), and munāsabat (semantic relations). The study investigates how Syed, while writing in a contemporary age, reclaims and revitalizes classical forms and tropes of the ghazal, thereby negotiating a tension between modernist aesthetics and traditional structures. The thesis also reflects on Askari's notion of civilizational continuity and Faruqi's articulation of intrinsic poetic devices, ultimately evaluating Afzal Ahmed Syed’s contribution as a modern yet classically rooted poet.
Pages
31
Recommended Citation
Siddique, M. (2024). افضال احمد سید کی غزل کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ: محمد حسن عسکری اور شمس الرحمٰن فاروقی کے تنقیدی تصورات کی روشنی میں (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/368
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