Abstract
Dr. Wazir Agha was a prominent literary critic and writer, known for his work in the field of literary criticism. He was considered one of the pioneers of the "New Criticism" movement in Pakistan which emphasized the close reading of literary texts and the analysis of their formal structures. As a synthetic critic, Dr. Wazir Agha believed in the idea that literary criticism should not be limited to a particular theory or approach but should instead be a synthesis of various critical perspectives. He believed that the role of a critic was to engage with a literary work from multiple angles, and to consider the various ways in which the work could be interpreted. According to Dr. Agha, a synthetic critic should be able to combine the insights of different critical approaches, such as formalism, structuralism, post-structuralism, and psychoanalysis, in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of a literary work. He argued that by adopting a synthetic approach, critics could avoid the limitations of any one particular theory and offer a more nuanced and sophisticated interpretation of a text.
Author(s):
Dr. Abdul Aziz Malik
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Urdu, G.C. University, Faisalabad
Pakistan
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- 0092 344 757 54 87
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Dr. Sumaira Akbar
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Urdu, G.C. University, Faisalabad
Pakistan
- sumairaakbar@gcuf.edu.pk
Dr. Rabia Sarfraz
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Urdu, G.C. University, Faisalabad
Pakistan
- dr.rabiasarfraz@yahoo.com
Details:
| Type: | Article |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Language: | Urdu |
| Id: | 649e8e56da5c2 |
| Pages | 105 - 114 |
| Discipline: | Urdu |
| Published | June 30, 2023 |
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