Mysticism: A Comparative Study of W.B Yeats and Ghani Khan as Mystic Poets

Abstract

This research aimed to conduct a comparative study of Ghani Khan and W.B Yeats as mystic poets. The Irish poet, W.B Yeats and the Pashto poet, Ghani Khan both were under the influence of different understanding of mysticism. Both reflect their mystical thoughts in their poetry and found the truth about the universe. This study analysed various mystical elements in the poetry of both the poets. The objectives of the study were achieved through qualitative means of research and by thematic analysis. The data was collected from various poems as primary sources and from various authentic research papers, articles, websites, and videos as secondary sources. Close reading was used to interpret the original texts of the poems in order to get a deeper understanding which were carefully analysed and compared. From the implication of this research study, the researchers found out similarity and differences in various mystical elements used by the two poets like love, fate, the creator, etc.