ABOUT SOURCES AND EDITIONS OF NAVAIʼS WORKS

Аннотация

The article was written by the renowned textual scholar Hamid Sulaymonov (1910-1979) in 1963 as an introduction to the fifteen-volume edition of Alisher Navoi's (1441-1501) works. The main focus is placed on the sources and publications of Navoi's works that had been identified up to the time the article was written. The article presents information on the discovery and identification of Alisher Navoi's works and manuscript sources, including details about works whose titles are known but whose manuscripts have not yet been found. It also provides a brief analysis of the publications of the poet's compositions. Additionally, attention is given to the manuscript sources of Navoi's works and the matter of their preservation in various libraries and collections. The article is significant from the perspective of illustrating the formation of Navoi studies as a discipline and highlighting the role of the poet's original sources in this process.