Abstract
This research explores the Punjabi culture and female
place in the society with mystical elements presented in
the romantic epic of Heer Ranjha composed by Waris
Shah during late 1700s in Punjab. This epic (Qissa) is
sometimes called the "Romeo Juliet" of Punjabi
Literature, in which a tragic story of Heer is portrayed,
Heer was a young girl who belongs to Siyal clan and
Ranjha, a young man known by his clan name. Waris
Shah portrays gender through poetic metaphor, dialogue,
character, and plot. This research is qualitative in nature,
theories presented by Ellen Armour, Susan St. Ville and
Butler support this research. This research interrogates
the gender representation of characters to uncover the
social constructs to which Shah subscribed and Shah's
multi-vocality of femininity as tied to the character of
Heer and the character of Ranjha, by attending to
descriptions of his appearance, his loss of property and
arc that ends in his death, as well as his interactions with
other characters. Through these two figures, Heer and
Ranjha, Shah articulates a range of gendered forms,
while ultimately adhering to patriarchal norms that are
presented alongside other models. This research will
support the upcoming researchers and the scholars who
have desire to know about the Punjabi culture and the
great cultural epic (Qissa) of all times "Heer Ranjha".
Hassan Bin Zubair. (2018) EXPLORING THE PUNJABI CULTURE, FEMALE REPRESENTATION AND ROLE OF CHAUVINIST PATRIARCHY IN THE HELLENISTIC MYSTICAL ROMANTIC PUNJABI EPIC HEER BY WARIS SHAH , Punjab Rung, Volume, Volume.
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