Abstract
Shaikh Ayaz and Habib Jalib are very renowned figures of Pakistani modern literature. Following the trend, their literary works tend to highlight their contemporary issues. Totalitarianism is a very internationally recognized political dogma which deals with controlling a state with one-man power. In the modern political discourse, it is named as dictatorship. Therefore, the study is concerned with locating the critique of totalitarianism in the poets’ poems. The researchers find the objective of finding the theme of totalitarianism in the comparative manner. The researchers answer the question that how the theme of totalitarianism is dealt with, by both poets comparatively. The research follows the comparative textual analysis method of research and is qualitative in design. The Researchers have examined some similarities and differences between the poets while treating the subject of Totalitarianism. The findings of the study rely on understanding Ayaz as an international totalitarian critic, and Jalib as a national critic. The study is significant to understand Pakistani political literature.
Highlights
Totalitarianism, according to Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, is a social and political concept originated at the time of fascist rule in 1920s and 1930s in Europe
Jalib follows the same idea and depicts it in his poetry nationally and globally. While comparing both chunks in order to find the similarities and differences in the light of totalitarianism, the study concludes that Ayaz and Jalib remain very similar in this very idea
The researchers come to an end that both cotemporary poets, Shaikh Ayaz and Habib Jalib have remained very sincere to their subjects
Summary
Totalitarianism, according to Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, is a social and political concept originated at the time of fascist rule in 1920s and 1930s in Europe. The concept was introduced by Italian theorists like Giovanni Gentile. It is basically a form of government which controls each and everything of state. It holds control over every individual in the state. It controls state, society and individual life. The term totalitarianism bears the sense of steep modern dictatorship owning perfectionistic approaches in utopian understanding of a society
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