Lahore University of Management Sciences LITR 150 Introduction to Urdu Literature Fall 2009 Course Instructor.Yasmeen Hameed Duration of Course. 14 weeks Number of sessions. 28 Class Time 100 minutes Office.Room 216, New SS Wing Course Description and Objectives The course presents an introduction to various disciplines of Urdu Literature beginning with the development and growth of the language itself. It begins with an overview of the political and social history of the subcontinent as it influenced the making of a new language and the birth of its literature in the Deccan, moving towards the north and taking root in the provinces of Delhi and Avadh. Students will study the various genres as they emerged and developed through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with greater emphasis on fiction and poetry. Works of prominent writers would be used as a medium to understand the structure and components of these genres. The course would focus on: developing an appreciation of the creative richness of the language creating an awareness about the literary heritage of this region creating an awareness about traditional and modern trends in writing helping students discover their own potential and interest in the subject Prerequisite : Convenience in reading Urdu Grading and Attendance Policy Attendance: 5%
Class Participation: 6% * Quizzes: 12% ** Response Papers 12 % *** Group Presentation: 15% Mid-Term Exam: 25% Final Exam: 25% * There will be two announced quizzes before the mid-term. ** Response papers will be given in the post mid-term sessions based on the assigned reading. *** Group Presentations will be organized according to the number of students in the class. Topics will be finalized before the mid term exam. Students will select their topic for research and have it approved by the instructor. Course Outline 1 Development and growth of the language from the 11 th to the early 18 th century as linked with political and social changes in the region. An introduction to Baba Fareed, Amir Khusrau, Baba Naanak, Mohammad Afzal and Dakkani poet-kings. Essential David J Mathews, Christopher Shackle, Shahrukh Husain: Urdu Literature (English), Islamabad, Alhamra Publishing 2003 (Reading Package) Extended reading (optional): Tabassum Kashmiri: Urdu Adab ki Taareekh (Urdu): Lahore, Sang-e-meel Publications 2003 Jamil Jalibi: Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Urdu) Lahore, Majlis-e-Taraqqi-e-Adab 1987 Aitzaz Ahsan: The Indus Saga and The Making of Pakistan (English), Lahore, Nehr Ghar Publications 2001 Muzaffar Ghaffar: Unity in Diversity, (English), Lahore Ferozesons, 2005 Ian Barnes and Robert Hudson: Historical Atlas of Asia, USA, Macmillan 1998 2/3 An overview of the history of Urdu Literature through the 18 th, 19 th & 20 th centuries. The Dehlavi and Lakhnavi schools Important movements and the emergence of new trends
Mohammad Khalid Naeem: Taareekh Zabaan-o-adab-e-Urdu..Advaar tahreekaat, mauzooaat, Lahore, Abdullah Brothers (undated) Following essays: 1 Aligarh tehreek 2 Taraqqi pasand tehreek (Reading Package) 4/5/6 General introduction to the genres of Urdu poetry, essential components of poetry Ghazal: structure and essence A study of ghazal from the classical to the contemporary period Ghazals : Meer Taqi Meer, Mushafi, Insha, Atish, Zafar,Ghalib, Momin, Daagh, Ameer Meenai, Hali, Yagaana, Hasrat Mohani, Iqbal, Sufi Tabassum, Shakeb Jalali, Firaq, Ibn-e-Insha, Faiz, Nasir Kazmi, Saleem Ahmed, Ahmed Mushtaq, Munir Niazi, Ahmed Faraz, Zehra Nigah, Iftikhar Arif, Perveen Shakir, Abbas Tabish, Saud Usmani (Reading Package) 7/8/9 The nazm: categorization based on form: pa aband nazm, nazm-e-muarra, azad nazm and nasri nazm. Structure, elements and development of the new genres Paband nazm: Nazir Akbarabadi, Muhammad Husain Azad, Hali, Iqbal, Faiz, Josh, Majaz, Majeed Amjad, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Nazm-e-muarra: Yusuf Zafar, Zia Jalundhari Azad nazm: Tasadduq Husain Khalid, Noon Meem Rashid, Meeraji,Akhtar Husain Jafri, Munir Niazi, Fahmida Riaz, Waheed Ahmed, Haris Khalique Nasri nazm: Asad Mohammad Khan, Javed Shaheen, Kishwar Naheed, Afzal Ahmed Syed, Izhar-ul- Haque, Nasreen Anjum Bhatti, Tanveer Anjum, Azra Abbas, Abrar Ahmed, Zeeshan Sahil (Reading Package) 10 Masnavi as a form of nazm Masnavi: Mir Hasan, Iqbal (Reading Package) 11 Musaddas as a form of nazm Musaddas: Hali, Iqbal (Reading Package) 12
Thematic categorization of nazm: Qasida Qasida: Sauda, Ghalib (Reading Package) 13 Thematic categorization of nazm: Marsiya 14 Marsiya: Mir Anis, Saba Akbarabadi (Reading Package) Other genres based on form and theme: Qata a, Ruba ai, Salasi and Haiku Hamd, Na at, Salaam and Mankabat Section 14 of the Reading Package 15 MID TERM EXAM 16 Genres of prose: Introduction Early Prose: Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Transition from Daastaan to modern fiction Mir Amman: Khwaja Sagparast ki Kahani Mirza Ghalib kay Khutoot.. 2 letters Sir Syed Ahmed Khan: Khushamad Nazir Akbarabadi: Excerpt from Tauba-tun-nusoo (Reading Package) 17 Early short fiction: Raashid-ul-Khairi and Munshi Prem Chand Raashid-ul-Khairi: Qaseem ki Sangdili
Munshi Prem Chand: Kafan, Eidgah, Baray Ghar ki Baiti 18 Study of Angaaray in the context of the Progressive Writers Movement Five short stories from the collection Angaaray Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmad Ali and Rashid Jahan (Reading Package) 19 Krishna Chandra, Rajindra Singh Bedi, Ismet Chughtai and Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Krishna Chandra: Kaloo Bhangi Rajindra Singh Bedi: Garm Kot Ismet Chughtai: Nanni ki Naani Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi: Lawrence of Thalabia 20 Saadat Hasan Manto, Ghulam Abbas and Mumtaz Mufti Saadat Hasan Manto: Naya Qaanoon Ghulam Abbas: Anandi Mumtaz Mufti: Apa 21 Fiction based on the theme of Partition Rajindra Singh Bedi: Lajwanti Saadat Hasan Manto: Toba Tek Singh Khadija Mastoor: Mein nun lai challay Babula 22 Qurat-ul-Haider, Ashfaque Ahmad and Bano Qudsia
Qurat-ul-Haider: Daalanwala Ashfaque Ahmed: Gadaria Bano Qudsia: Dashti-i-imkaan 23 The New Short Story: Intezar Husain, Anwar Sajjad, Khalida Husain and Asad Muhammad Khan Intezar Husain: Aakhri Aadmi Anwar Sajjad: Cinderella Khalida Husain: Mein yahaan hoon Asad Muhammad Khan: Tirlochan 24 Humour Writing Excerpts from Patras Bukhari, Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi and Col.Muhammad Khan, Poetry: Akbar Alahabadi and Zameer Jaffery 25 Literary Criticism and its significance 26 Urdu poetry and prose in translation. A critical study of translated works. Material to be provided before the session 27/28 PRESENTATIONS:
Students will present their research and group work on any one poet or fiction writer. FINAL EXAM Classroom management policy: Cell phones to be switched off and kept in the bags. Students walking out of the classroom in the middle of the session to be marked absent. Classroom door to be closed five minutes after the session begins.