Commitment in Pashto Short Stories
Authors:
Nematullah Asadi(1),
Naqibullah Khankhel(2)
Lecturer, Pashto literature Department, Ghazni University, Afghanistan(1,2)
Doi: doi.org/10.52132/Ajrsp.e.2022.40.2
The term commitment literature is often used in one language to refer to literature in which the creator has paid close attention to social aspirations and the aspirations of the deprived strata of their society. Some critics see this literature as part of a social ideology in which the creator seeks to break free from individualistic demands and isolation through his works and to express his commitment to his community and the people he addresses. Here art, according to the Russian writer Tolstoy, is not merely a means to get enjoyment but a means of strengthening human relations with the well-being of individual and human society. A good literary work needs to reflect the realities of the times point out its shortcomings and find solutions to its problems; otherwise, it will not be considered as good work.
(Landy) or Pashto short story is one of the folk poems. Folk poems are poems that are based on the artistic experiences of the people and express the taste, passion, imagination and intellectual experiences of particular nation. Landy is a two syllable poem, the first syllable is short just nine syllable and second syllable is thirteen syllables and every fourth syllable has a syllable on it, and one of the characteristics of (Landy) is that they can be fully understood and explained in this long frame. Afghanistan is one of the least developed countries in the world, so its poets and writers try to choose a beautiful forum for their work as well as topics that suit the needs of the society. Pashto short stories which are not available in any other language of the world. As a result, the demands of the people have been fully addressed in the shorts, as they can be names in the literature of promise.
Folklore, Promise literature, Short stories
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