Liking Progress, Loving Change: A Literary History of the Progressivewriters' Movement in Urdu

by Rakhshanda Jalil

This book explores a critical history of the Progressive Writers' Movement (PWM) in India, particularly in the context of Urdu literature. It traces gradual emergence of political and social consciousness from the mid-nineteenth century, as reflected in Urdu literature of this period and brings to light the writers associated with it-from Faiz Ahmad Faiz to Ali Sardar Jafri. Affording rare insights into the role played by the Progressive Writers'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198096739
• ISBN13: 9780198096733
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"