Lessons 49–50 · 2 lessons · B. To‘xliyev, B. Karimov, K. Usmonova. Literature: textbook-collection for Grade 11 of secondary schools and for students of secondary specialised and vocational institutions, Parts 1–2. 1st edition. “O‘zbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi” State Scientific Publishing House, Tashkent, 2018
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Uzbek poetry of the independence period
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 88–90
GoalKnow the main features and themes of Uzbek poetry of the independence period.
New words
period of independence · istiqlol davrinational identity · milliy o‘zliklyric hero · lirik qahramonexperiments with poetic form · she’riy shakl tajribalari
Explanation
According to the textbook, in the independence years a free creative environment appeared for poets, and they began to express their inner world, view of the world and feelings as they are. Themes such as valuing human freedom, the happiness and future of the homeland, awareness of national identity and respect for national values lead in the poetry of this period. The theme of the homeland is one of the most constant; each poet may express it in his own way, even without using the word “Vatan”, and often the lyric hero’s inner world becomes an image of the homeland. Poetry is being renewed in content, and experiments were also made in various poetic forms. The textbook stresses that a moving poem needs a healthy literary environment as well as talent.
Worked examples
Example: a poet may express love for the homeland without writing the word “Vatan” once, by describing his village, his grandfather’s hut and the smell of bread.
Example: the phrase “independence period” in an exam refers to literature after 1991, so you must be able to separate poets of this period chronologically from earlier ones.
Class activity
Theme map: relying on the lesson text, write at least four themes of this period’s poetry and put beside each the name of one poem or poet you know.
Practice
1
According to the textbook, what new opportunity appeared for poets in the independence years?
A free creative environment: they began to express their own world and feelings as they are.
2
Name four of the leading themes of the period’s poetry.
Valuing human freedom, the happiness and future of the homeland, awareness of national identity, respect for national values.
3
How do you explain that a poet can write about the homeland even without using the word “Vatan”?
The homeland is expressed through other images – village, nature, mother, people; the lyric hero’s world becomes an image of the homeland.
4
Why does the textbook say talent alone is not enough to create a moving poem?
A healthy literary environment is also needed to show the talent.