REFLECTIONS ON THE IMAGE OF THE NIGHTINGALE

Abstract

Uzbek literature attracts the attention of literary critics with its diversity and wide range of images. From ancient times to the present day, these images have been manifested in their own unique way. Most of the images came from society and nature, and were initially found in examples of folk oral art. Classical literature serves as the foundation for the development of most of them. The image of the nightingale is widely used in both folk oral art and fiction. In folklore, it is found in songs, proverbs, folk epics and riddle, askia, and in fiction, it is found in Mahmud Kashgari's "Devoni lug'otut-turk". This article analyzes the genesis of this image and the scope of its use in Uzbek classical literature.