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Mahira Naghigizi’s Poetry in the Context of Literary Thought

ABSTRACT

The article examines part of the work of professor Mahira Nagigizi, a valuable scholar, Honored teacher, who played an important role in modern Azerbaijani poetry, literature, and science, and has become the object of research. The relevance of the topic is determined by the analysis of the main themes in the poet’s works, especially the patriotic feelings expressed in her bayatis and poems, which have had a significant impact on the national spirituality and science of the modern era. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the analytical study of selected poems from the book “Salam olsun” (“Greetings to You”) dedicated to the II Karabakh War. The study reveals not only the author’s emotions but also how her artistic mastery is embodied in the bayatis. Creating a general picture that encompasses the poet’s creative world and determining the thematic scope of the bayatis constitute the main direction of the research. The main objectives of the article are as follows:

  To analyze bayatis dedicated to the theme of the homeland based on selected examples;

  To identify bayatis that reflect the theme of Western Azerbaijan and the poet’s personal feelings through the voice of Nazli Ana;

  To examine bayatis expressing the theme of motherhood and kinship from the perspective of their ideological and artistic features;

·  To determine the historical development of the Karabakh theme in the poet’s works.

KEYWORDS

homeland, poetry of Mahira Naghigizi, bayati