Mammad Said Ordubadi in literary criticism

Authors

  • Elmira Babayeva

Keywords:

Mammad Said Ordubadi, historical novel, literary criticism, “Foggy Tabriz”, “Bloody Years”, “Sword and Pen”, Mir Jalal, Yavuz Akhundov, Farida Vazirova

Abstract

The article explores the monumental works by Mammad Said Ordubadi, known as the author of historical novels in Azerbaijani literature, on various topics. Rich creativity, which has been in the focus of literary criticism since the early days of his work, especially the author's “Journey of two children to Europe” (1908), “Unfortunate millionaire or Rzagulu khan Firangimaa” (1914), “Foggy Tabriz” (1933-1948), “Fighting City” (1938), “Secret Baku” (1940), “Sword and Pen” (1946-1948), based on historical documents and facts, reflecting the fatwa of Tsarist Russia in 1905-1906 and the tragedies committed by the Armenian Dashnaks. “Bloody Years” (1911) and other works have been the subject of many studies. Many aspects of Mammad Said Ordubadi's work, the theme and idea of his works, the plot and composition, the features of his work are reflected in numerous researches.
The immortal literary heritage of Mammad Said Ordubadi has entered the circulation of literary criticism since the writer’s lifetime, and prominent literary critics, scholars, poets, writers, historians and philosophers have expressed valuable opinions about the writer's multifaceted work. However, a number of works by Mammad Said Ordubadi, which are still unknown to a wide
audience or out of research, including a large number of journalistic articles, are in great need of serious and fundamental research.

Published

2024-06-28

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