Anees Ashfaq

انیس اشفاق کا تعلق تہذیبی شہر لکھنؤ سے ہے۔ انھوں نے اپنی تعلیم اوّل تا آخر اسی شہر سے حاصل کی اور 1983ء میں وہ یہیں کی دانش گاہ لکھنؤ یونیورسٹی کے شعبۂ اُردو میں لیکچرر کے مستقل عہدے پر فائز ہوئے۔ کوئی 32 برس درس و تدریس کی خدمات انجام دینے کے بعد 2012ء میں وہ پروفیسر اور صدر کی حیثیت سے سبکدوش ہوئے۔ انیس اشفاق اہم اور نامور ادیبوں کی علمی صحبتوں میں جوان ہوئے اور انھیں صحبتوں نے ان کی تخلیقی اور تنقیدی صلاحیتوں کو پروان چڑھایا۔ تخلیق، تنقید اور تحقیق سے متعلق اب تک ان کی 25 کتابیں اور 300سے زائد مضامین شائع ہو چکے ہیں۔ اُن کی مشہور تنقیدی کتابوں میں ’’اُردو غزل میں علامت نگاری‘‘، ’’ادب کی باتیں‘‘، ’’بحث و تنقید‘‘، ’’ غزل کا نیا علامتی نظام‘‘ اور ’’غالب دنیائے معانی کا مطالعہ‘‘ شامل ہیں۔ انھوں نے تین بہت اہم ناول ’’دکھیارے‘‘ (2014ء)، ’’

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