ARTISTIC PSYCHOLOGISM IN MODERN UZBEK PROSE (EXAMPLE OF ERKIN A'ZAM'S PROSE)

Abstract

This article analyzes the role, essence, and artistic-aesthetic significance of artistic psychologism in contemporary Uzbek prose. It scientifically illuminates the increased attention to the depiction of the human psyche, inner experiences, spiritual sufferings, and personal conflicts in the prose of the post-independence period. Also, the main expressive means of artistic psychologism are revealed, such as the portrait of the hero, inner monologue, stream of consciousness, scenes of psychological details. In the works of Erkin Azam, one of the leading writers of modern Uzbek prose, the peculiarities of psychological analysis are shown, and the significance of this phenomenon in the literary process is assessed.