This volume comprises a selection of the essays and writings of Syed Naqi Husain Jafri dealing with a wide variety of themes. The topics range from the Ghazal as a form of non-conformist poetry to Hispano-Arabic strains in English poetry, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Urdu-Hindi controversy, as well as a contemporary critique of Madrasa education. This volume is an important compliment (and corrective) to much of current writing insofar as there is a concern for ...
Essays on Literature, History & Society: Selected Works of Professor Syed Naqi Husain Jafri
The writings and conference presentations of Syed Naqi Husain Jafri presented in the volume take up topics in Indian history and society. They deal with a range of themes: ghazal as a form of non-conformist poetry, Hispano-Arabic strains in English poetry, Sufi themes in Awadhi and Hindavi poetry, madrasa education and the Hindi-Urdu controversy. Characterised by a rare depth of analysis, they also take up other subjects like American poetry in the present age, ...
