Portrayals of Women in Pakistan : An Analysis of Fahmīdah Riyāẓ's Urdu Poetry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Máté, Réka.

Series:

Studies on Modern Orient Series

Studies on Modern Orient Series ; v.45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

Summary:

This monograph examines the connection between progressivism and feminist movements in the Indian subcontinent, scrutinizing shifting portrayals of women in Fahmīdah Riyāẓ’s poetry at the time of her writing from a historical perspective, and the historical, political, social and personal influences reflected in her work and life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Translation and Transliteration

1 Introduction

2 Progressivism in Urdu literature in the Indian subcontinent

3 Feminism(s) - The problem of defining "a" feminism

4 Fahmīdah Riyāẓ

5 47 selected Urdu poems of Fahmīdah Riyāẓ

6 Conclusion

Annexe A: Overview of topics, sub-themes, and main themes

Annexe B: List of Fahmīdah Riyāẓ's poems with detailed sub-themes and topics

Annexe C: Main and sub-themes and topics of selected poems

Annexe D: Already translated poems from Fahmīdah Riyāẓ

Annexe E: Occurrence of topics in numbers and percentage (volumes and overall)

Annexe F: Occurrence of sub-themes in numbers and percentage

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783110741094

OCLC:

1381093462