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"A Psychological Analysis of Literature Created in the Context of Historical Pandemics"

Abstract

There have been many great epidemics in the world and there are many literary works in the context of these epidemics in history. Fortunately, in every age, writers have responsibly written down their feelings and that is why, despite the passage of hundreds of years, it is because of their work that we are now aware of what happened to people at that time.

There is a special background to this creative literature which has a message of life, hope and uniqueness despite immense fear and uncertainty. These epidemics and tragedies not only influenced human culture but also inspired writers to create valuable literature by feeling pain, fear and hope caused by the epidemics. There is no significant research work on the psychological effects of the epidemic on literature. To fill this research gap, this study examines the attitudes, circumstances, feelings and attitudes of people in different eras and the psychological effects of the epidemic on authorship.

This research study has taken a psychological look at selected works from World Literature to Urdu Literature. In World Literature, Literature created in the context of plague epidemics in London during 1665-1666, Spanish flu in 1918, influenza in 1978, and plague in the French Algerian coastal city of Oran in 1947 was reviewed. While in Urdu literature the literature created in the background of epidemics like cholera, smallpox and meningitis in India has been reviewed. In addition, literary letters were also reviewed.