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متن کی ساختیاتی قرأت: عملی جہت

  • Dr. Aurangzeb Niazi/
  • December 31, 2023
Structural Reading of Texts: A Practical Dimension
Keywords
Saussure, structuralism, Mira ji, Jungle, Sanjog, Wazir Aagha.
Abstract

Ferdinand De Saussure is considered the founder of structuralism. He presented a Linguistic Model which is entirely different from historical concept of language. On the basis of this model, structuralism and structural criticism began in linguistic and literary criticism. structural criticism is a study of literary text from the structural point view as Marxist and psychological criticism examine a text in Marxism and psychological perspective. Discussions on structuralism in Urdu began in early eighties. Mira ji is one of the most prominent modern Urdu poets. This article presents a structural study of a poem of Mira ji and also present some articles written by different authors as example of structural criticism. 

References

1.     Gopi Chand Narang, Saakhtiyat, Pas Saakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Shairiyat (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2010), 60.

2.     Dr. Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Matan, Siyaq Aur Tanzir (Islamabad: Purab Academy, 2011), 17-18.

3.     Gopi Chand Narang, Saakhtiyat, Pas Saakhtiyat Aur Mashriqi Shairiyat, 40-41.

4.     Mera Ji, Kulliyat Mera Ji, compiled by: Dr. Jameel Jalbi (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2008), 58.

5.     Dr. Wazeer Agha, Nazm Jadeed Ki Karwatein (Lahore: Sangat Publishers, 2007), 68.

6.     Mera Ji, Kulliyat Mera Ji, compiled by: Dr. Jameel Jalbi, 58.

7.     Waddia Pati, "Wadida Pati Aur Us Ke Geet," included in Mashriq o Maghrib Ke Naghme (Mera Ji) (Lahore: Academy Punjab, 1958), 576.

8.     Ibid, pp. 578-577.

9.     Mera Ji, Kulliyat Mera Ji, compiled by: Dr. Jameel Jalbi, 59.

10.    Raja Jaisoor Rao Asghar, Hindi-Urdu Lughat (Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu, Pakistan, 1997), 381.

11.    Dr. Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Matan, Siyaq aur Tanzir, 203.

12.   Dr. Wazeer Agha, "Ismat Chughtai Ke Niswani Kirdar," included in: Saakhtiyat: Ek Taaruf, edited by: Nasir Abbas Nayyar (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2019), 126.

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Niazi, D. A. (2023). متن کی ساختیاتی قرأت: عملی جہت. MATAN (متْن) Urdu Research Journal, 4(2), 1–8. https://matan.iub.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6596bb0038d24/page

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