The Artistic and Aesthetic Features of Quotation in the Depiction of Nature in the Letters of “Munshaot”
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The letters included in Alisher Navoi’s “Munshaot” have mainly been studied in scholarly research as reflections of historical events and as sources of historical information. This article focuses on the poetics of the letters contained in the work, particularly on the semantic and conceptual content of letters employing quotation (iqtibos), as well as on the communicative intention of the addresser. The third letter of “Munshaot”, devoted to the depiction of autumn, was examined by means of literary-poetic, comparative-textual and contextual analysis. The study shows that the letter opens with a masnavi and a rubai, develops philosophical reflections on the transience of human life and depicts the autumn garden through simile (tashbeh) and allusion (talmeh) to the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha. Quotations from Surah Al-Mulk and Surah An-Nur are introduced through personification (tashxis) and prosopopoeia (intoq), so that the narrators and the birds of the garden “recite” Qur’anic verses. It is demonstrated that quotation is employed not only to convey didactic messages and philosophical reflections but also functions as a poetic device for depicting nature, enriching the aesthetic quality of the letter and intensifying the emotional impact of the addresser’s request.
DOI: 10.51699/hxwfrn79
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225250200