Trauma and Terror: Tracing the Narrative of Fear in Urdu Poetry Post-1857

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2026
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Abstract
The History of Emotions offers a powerful theoretical lens for cultural, historical, and literary analysis. Although generating significant criticism in Western scholarship, the practical application of it remains a critical lacuna in the Urdu language and literature. ​This article addresses this gap by undertaking a pioneering application of this theory to the selected poetic texts of different poets of the era. We focus specifically on the expression and cultural configuration of 'fear' during the immediate aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Analyzing merely as a psychological state but as a historically situated emotion, emotion study provides an in-depth exploration of these writings during this period of catastrophe. ​This research establishes the first practical engagement with the History of Emotions in Urdu scholarship, offering a foundational methodological precedent for future emotional and cultural analyses within South Asian literary history.
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Authors Ahtisham Ali
Journal Oriental College Magazine
Year 2026
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