«QISASI RABG‘UZIY»NING QO‘LYOZMA VA NASHRIY NUSXALARIDA FOLKLOR NAMUNALARINING O‘RNI

DOI 10.52773/tsuull.gold.2019.2/ZSAW2348

Abstract

Nasiriddin Rabguziy is the author of the historically and literarily significant
work created in XIV century in ancient Khorezm. In his book “The Tales of Rabguziy”
(“Qissasi Rabguziy”) depicted the life of the humankind and the fate of the society, and
how mutual relationship between these two aspects determines the future of the nation
and its ethic values.
This book contains many charming tales passed down from mouth to mouth; affectionate
poetic verses; humorous stories and fables; valuable proverbs, all of which captivates
scholars’ attention in studying the ancient life of Rabguziy era.
Futhermore, there are more than hundred copies of “Qissasi Rabguziy” kept in the
Turkey’s State Library; some copies in Britain’s museums; more than forty copies in
Kazakhastan’s State Libraries as well as in Uzbekistan’s State Archives and Libraries.