The image of Farhad in the works of Nizami and Navai

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the work of two great east masters of – Nizami Ganjavi and Alisher Navai and Farhad character. Both poets tried to spread their ideas in the image of Farhad. If Farhad's character is in the foreground in Nizami's poem "Khosrov and Shirin", unlike his predecessor, Navai made him the protagonist of his poem and called his work "Farhad and Shirin". Despite the fact that in both poems the image of Farhad was created as a brave, courageous, selfless lover, there are also various features.

References
Nizami Gəncəvi. Xosrov və Şirin. Bakı, “Yazıçı”, 1982.
Əlişir Nəvai. Seçilmiş əsərləri. Bakı, “Öndər nəşriyyat”, 2004.