Ma Baad Nau Aabaadiyaat (Urdu Kay Tanazur Main) By Nasir Abbas Nayyar

Description

This book adequately covers the subject of the theories and practice of Post Colonialism as reflected in Urdu Literature. This topic is included in the BA (Hons.) and MA courses of Urdu Literature in Pakistan, but so far, barring a few scattered articles, there is no full-length treatment of the topic. The author’s treatment of the topic, as well as that of the colonial legacy of Urdu Literature, is of a high quality. He has convincingly argued that the essence and existence of Modernism and Conservatism ascertained by Urdu writers can be traced to the competing interpretations of the grand narrative of Europe.

Author Biography

The author, Nasir Abbas Nayyar was born in Jhang on 25 April 1965. He is a professor of Urdu at the Punjab University Oriental College, Lahore. He holds a PhD in Urdu Literature from the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, and a post-Doctoral Degree from the University of Heidelberg. He is a highly respected critic and has a sound background of history and sociology, both necessary to his literary criticism output.