Essays on Literature, History and Society: Selected Works of Professor Syed Naqi Husain Jafri

by Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, Syed Hasan Muzzamil Jafri

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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 topics beyond the realm of the humanities, thus indicating the need for a broader consensus and a broader view of history and society, and the manner in which literature, language and education bear upon each other. Jafri's depth of analysis and range includes other areas of interest as well, such as the evolution of non-European literary theory and its critique, Sufic themes in Awadhi and Hindavi poetry.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri

Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, Reader in History at the Delhi University, obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University, Agrarian Conditions in Awadh, c 1595 to 1856,. He has published many papers on the history of Awadh, a number of which are republished in a revised form in this volume, along with some others published here for the first time. Dr. Jafri's other main interest is in arcchival sources of the Mughal period, on which too he has published numerous papers.