Nizami and Navoi: different interpretations of the one topic

Аннотация

The history of literature is directly connected with the history of the peoples of the world, and its fate runs parallel to the perfection and decline of mankind. Accordingly, the gallery of themes of world literature is also diverse, and among them the theme of war or a royal romance stands out. The core of this topic is the life and activity of famous commanders, kings or fighters, some of which caused the appearance of legends or series of works in world literature. One of these heroes, who gained literary fame throughout the world, was Iskandar (the person who was called Iskandar in the East, and Alexander the Great in the West). It is difficult to come 1aIcsrmoosislo svu Iclyho sa Afibgduurkea ywuhmoo vhiachd an equal impact on Eastern and Western lit- - Doctor of Sciences in Phlology (DSc), Tashkent SEt-amtea iUlniversity Of Uzbek Langu age And Literature Named after Alisher Navoi, DOeRpCaIrDtm IDent of History of Uzbek Literature. For cita: t iisomno: ilov@navoiy-uni.uz : U0z0b0e0k-i0s0ta0n2: -L8a0n7g7u-a7g9e1 4and Culture. Literature Ismoilov, I. 2023. “Nizami and Navoi: different interpretations of the 31 one topic”. 1 (2): 18-32. Ilyos ISMOILOV erature. His name had become a legend in languages, and his activity had (novels inspired creative people. In particular, the Iskandar theme spread wide- about Iskandar). ly in the East and promoted the creation of many iskandarnomas (epics) (khamsa writing) The purpose of this article is to compare and analyze such dastans created in the khamsanavislik tradition as “Iskandarnoma” by Nizami Ganjavi and “Saddi Iskandariy” by Alisher Navoi. The creative originality of both writers is revealed on the example of the image of the “Episode of Iskandar’s campaign in China”. The research of the author was supported by reliable sources, and he used such meth- ods as comparative-historical, cultural-historical and genetic analysis to Key words: Nizami Ganjavi, Alisher Navoi, Iskandar (Alexander), achieve his goal. Iskandar’s theme, China (Khito), khamsa, tradition, genesis, transformation, artistic interpretation.