اُردو افسانے کا معتبر نقاد: وہاب اشرفی

Abstract

Urdu fiction has a prominent place in Urdu literature as a permanent prose genre. The artistic maturity of Urdu fiction as a genre is a sign that the process of refining it has been played by critics of all eras in bringing out their critical aspects.Wahab Ashrafi is considered among the critics of the first rank. He studied Urdu fiction and gave very deep insight into the criticism of Urdu literature. He is one of the most modern and prominent critics, particularly of Urdu fiction. In this article, an effort has been made to present a researched analysis of article views of Wahab Ashrafi on Urdu fiction so that awareness may come about as such.This paper will not only help in determining the prominent era of Urdu fiction but also give an opportunity to evaluate and form an opinion on the critical views of Wahab Ashrafi and his critical and descriptive analysis of the genre of fiction.