The author makes en endeavour to determine the contribution of poetesses of Khujand literary centre into the development of the literature appertaining to the period of the XIX-th - the beginning of the XX-th centuries. It is underscored that in the pointed period there lived and created six poetesses three of whom were representatives of one family, they followed mainly Bedil`s literary style. In their creation there occur also certain poems written in the style of ancient poets-representatives of Iranian style, such as Khofiz Shirozi, Abdurahmon Jomi and others. In the literary production of the women-of-letters there prevail complaints for a hard destiny of their sisters, chantings of the people of labour, criticism of the powers that be were sheikhs` hypocrisy and etc. Some of the poetesses were bilingual and created verses both in Tajik and Uzbek languages.
history of Tajik literature, the XIX-th- the beginning of the XX-th centuries, women-of-letters, literary centre of Khujand in the XIX-th – the beginning of the XX-th centuries, Indian style, gazel, Kambarhon Khujandi, Bifazilat Khujandi
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