A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY AND FAIZ AHMED FAIZ

Authors

  • Aleena Hussain Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
  • Ali Rubab Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
  • Amna Khalil Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v4i4.240

Keywords:

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Conflict Theory, Karl Marx, England in 1819, Mujh se pehli si muhabbat mere mehboob na maang, revolutionary, reformative, analysis

Abstract

Pakistani poets like Faiz or Habib Jalib have engraved their indistinguishable mark upon the sphere of renowned poets like Keats, Shelley and Wordsworth world. This study was undertaken to discern the similarities and differences between Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Percy Bysshe Shelley under the theoretical framework of the conflict theory proposed by Karl Marx. For this purpose, both poets' singular poems were selected: Mujh se pehli si muhabbat mere mehboob na maang and England in 1819. The textual analysis results of both poems conclude that although both poets are similar in their revolutionary and reformative ideas, their manner of expression differs. This study is limited in the sense that only singular poems were selected and dissected and this research is open for further research.

Author Biographies

  • Aleena Hussain, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
    Aleena Hussain is a student of Bachelor of Science in English Language and Literature at Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan, with a research interest in Feminist studies and South Asian Literature. The author has articles published in the aforementioned areas. Contact: aleenah4507@gmail.com
  • Ali Rubab, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
    Rubab Ali is a student of Bachelor of Science in English Language and Literature at Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan, with a research interest in Continental Literature, South Asian Literature and Psychoanalysis studies. The author has conducted multiple researches in the area of stylistic analysis and comparative analysis. Contact: rubaaab8@gmail.com
  • Amna Khalil, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
    Amna Khalil is a senior lecturer at Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan, with a research interest in South Asian Literature, Postcolonial Literature and Shakespearean studies. The author has multiple publication in the afore mentioned area of interest. Contact: amnakhalil@lgu.edu.pk

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Published

2021-03-12

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2021)

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