Revisiting Alama Iqbal’s Poetry through a neo-Marxist Lens

Abstract

This research is designed with the objective of analyzing Iqbal’s poetry in the light of the neo-Marxist hermeneutical framework with an emphasis on Antonio Gramsci’s rendition of cultural hegemony. The purpose of this work is to dissect how hegemonic discourses and colonial branding function in the selected texts of Iqbal by interpreting his poetry with the socio- political reality of colonial India in mind. This research wants to find out the form and expression of neo-Marxist critical interpretation on cultural imperialism in selected poems of Iqbal considering the methodology of close reading of poems. The study seeks to contribute to knowledge in the area of literature and ideology with a view to provide insights and interfaces into colonial and postcolonial power dynamics.