Author(s): Aarizoo Majeed

Abstract: Rehman Rahi and Eliot, the two giants of Kashmiri poetry and English poetry, respectively, have dealt with the concept of modernism and modern man. Rehman Rahi and T.S. Eliot have extensively drawn on the theme of modernization and modern man in their poems, “Suon Gaam” (Our Village) and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, respectively. The poets while working independently on the portrayal of the theme have excellently toyed with the senses of the readers whilst appealing the sense of imagination the most in trying to bring forth the problems of Modernization. This paper is concerned with the depiction of modern man and Modernism in these poems, the disillusionment of man, his concerns, his social status, his feelings of being a ‘Nobody’ and towards the end of his journey through the tracks of modernity, his appeal to people to return to faith and tradition. The paper also focuses on drawing out the similarities between the two poems.

Keywords: Disillusionment, Eliot, Faith, Modern man, Modernism, Nihilism, Rehman Rahi, Traditions.

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.55.5