Karabakh theme in Azerbaijani verse dramas

Abstract

Karabakh, one of the oldest human settlements in the world, the homeland of
Azykhantrop has provided the Azerbaijani people with its rich wealth and was the native country
with its fertile land for centuries. That is why, the love for Karabakh, as for other regions of
Azerbaijan is also reflected in the treasury of word wealth of our people, throughout the history.
The events in “The Book of Dada Gorgud” known as “Mother Book” (National Leader Heydar
Aliyev) of Azerbaijani people take place in the historical Azerbaijani lands, as well as in Karabakh.
The love for Homeland, especially its corner of paradise, Karabakh has a special place in the
creativity of Nizami Ganjavi, world-known Azerbaijani poet and thinker. In poet’s poem
“Iskendername” during the definition of artistic place of the story of Alexander and Nushaba the
value given to Barda is still in memory.
The emergence of verse drama as a literary genre in our literature is connected with the name of the
Azerbaijani poet and playwright Hüseyn Javid and the authors of verse dramas have expressed their
love for Karabakh again and again, and do not get tired of praising the beauty of this corner of the
Motherland.