THE IMAGE OF AMIR TEMUR IN THE LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT: AMBITION AND THE INTERPRETATION OF A MORAL RULER
Keywords:
Amir Temur, English literature, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Christopher Marlowe, Nicholas Rowe, ambition, ruler.Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the artistic interpretation of the image of Amir Temur in English literature, depending on the historical period and literary environment in which the writers lived. The study considers the drama "Tamburlaine the Great" by the representative of the Renaissance Christopher Marlowe and the tragedy "Tamerlane" by the playwright of the Enlightenment Nicholas Rowe as the main sources. It is argued that the process of transforming a historical figure into an artistic image is closely related to the ideas, aesthetic views and literary trends of the era.
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