About the Prose Sources of “Iskandarnoma”

Abstract

The article focuses on the interpretation of the image of Alexander in fiction, one of the most widely used images in Eastern and Western literature. Alisher Navoi's epic “Sadd-i-Iskandari” and its influence on the written and oral literature of the XVII-XIX centuries are considered. Prose interpretations of “Iskandarnama”, translated works and independent short stories created in the style of folklore are analyzed on the basis of primary sources, manuscripts and lithographs. An epic “Sadd-i-Iskandari” by Navoi and its prose statement “Iskandarnama”, a translation from Persian, an independent short story “Iskandarnama” written in Uzbek are described according to their specific features. The controversial places that have been interpreted in the world literature, the attitude to the ideas in the plates. A comparative analysis of the plots shows that the “Shah-Namai Turkish” had a significant influence on the creation of the “Iskandarnama” in the Uzbek language.