Special Issue on Rithāʾī Adab (Elegiac Literature)
Faizan-e-Adab | April–September 2027
Traditions, Poetics, Perspectives, and Contemporary Relevance
Faizan-e-Adab invites high-quality scholarly contributions for its forthcoming special issue on Rithāʾī Adab (Elegiac Literature), scheduled for publication in the April–September 2027 issue. Rithāʾī Adab occupies a significant position in the literary and cultural traditions of Urdu and Persian, reflecting profound human emotions, historical memories, cultural values, and diverse forms of poetic expression. From classical elegiac traditions to their modern manifestations, this genre offers rich possibilities for literary, historical, cultural, comparative, and interdisciplinary research.
This special issue aims to explore the historical evolution, thematic diversity, aesthetic dimensions, and intellectual significance of Rithāʾī Adab, with particular attention to its development in Urdu and Persian literary traditions. We welcome original research articles, critical essays, textual studies, comparative analyses, archival investigations, and interdisciplinary contributions that examine the genre’s literary conventions, poetic techniques, cultural contexts, philosophical dimensions, and continuing relevance in contemporary literary discourse.
The issue seeks to encourage fresh critical perspectives on the traditions of elegiac poetry and prose, their major practitioners, their changing forms of expression, and their enduring contribution to the literary and cultural heritage of the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
Themes May Include (but are not limited to):
- Historical development and evolution of Rithāʾī Adab in Urdu and Persian
- The origin, nature, and literary conventions of elegiac poetry
- Rithāʾī Adab in classical and modern Urdu literature
- Elegiac traditions in Persian literature and their influence on Urdu
- Critical and textual analysis of selected elegies and elegiac collections
- Major poets, writers, and schools of Rithāʾī Adab
- Poetic techniques, imagery, symbolism, diction, and rhetorical devices in elegiac literature
- Thematic dimensions of grief, loss, memory, mourning, sacrifice, and human suffering
- Religious, ethical, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of elegiac expression
- Rithāʾī Adab and the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the Indian subcontinent
- Regional traditions and the contribution of local literary centres to elegiac literature
- Comparative perspectives on elegiac traditions across Urdu, Persian, Arabic, and other literary traditions
- Gender, identity, collective memory, and cultural representation in elegiac writing
- Contemporary trends and transformations in Rithāʾī Adab
- Manuscripts, rare texts, unpublished works, and archival resources related to elegiac literature
- Rithāʾī Adab in the context of modern literary criticism and interdisciplinary studies
- The relevance and reception of elegiac literature among contemporary readers and scholars
Publication Schedule:
- Special Issue: Rithāʾī Adab (Elegiac Literature)
- Journal: Faizan-e-Adab
- Issue Period: April–September 2027
- Submission Deadline: 31 March 2027.
Submission & Queries: Please send manuscripts and queries to:
Email: faizaneadab@gmail.com/ info@faizaneadab.in
WhasApp No.: +917388886628
We look forward to receiving original and insightful scholarly contributions that deepen our understanding of Rithāʾī Adab and enrich the critical study of Urdu and Persian literary traditions. For manuscript submission guidelines, please refer to: Conditions of Submission.
Editorial Board
Faizan-e-Adab