POSTCOLONIAL DIMENSION IN THE POETRY OF YEATS AND IQBAL: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper attempts to explore the postcolonial dimension in the poetry of W B Yeats and M Iqbal based on theories of cultural imperialism and resistance of Edward said and Frantz Fanon. The paper tries to highlight how the imperialistic division of the world into the Orient and the Occident helps the western imperialists in stereotyping the natives by (mis)understanding and mis(representing) them in the colonial discourse. All this denigration of the history, culture and tradition of the natives is done to fabricate the myth of superior culture of the Occident. Consequently, the paper reveals the contemporary relevance of the poetry of Yeats and Iqbal in the postcolonial context as a counter-discourse to the narrative of Orientalism, Cultural Imperialism and stereotyping of the natives.
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TANVEER HUSSAIN
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