JAFAR JABBARLI AS A PROPHET OF WOMEN'S FREEDOM AND DEFENDER OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Jafar Jabbarli (1899–1934), one of the prominent representatives of 20th century Azerbaijani literature, is an artist who left a rich legacy in the fields of dramaturgy, poetry and journalism. The ideas of national freedom, social equality, enlightenment and humanism are leading in his work. The theme of women occupies a special place in Jabbarli's literary activity. He presents women not only within the family, but also as active participants in the development of society. Jafar Jabbarli's female images are of great importance in Azerbaijani literature as an artistic expression of the idea of women's freedom. Through his heroes, the role of women in society was re-evaluated, ideals such as literacy, enlightenment, freedom and equality were brought to the fore. The images of Sevil and Almaz are not only artistic images, but also symbols of the historical development of Azerbaijani women. The purpose of writing the article is to analyze Jafar Jabbarli's female images from an artistic-aesthetic, psychological and social perspective, and to determine their significance in Azerbaijani literature. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are defined: To study the state of the women's issue in the socio-political conditions of the period in which Jabbarli lived; To analyze the principles of creating female images in the writer's dramatic works; To reveal the artistic expression of women's freedom and enlightenment ideas in the works of "Sevil" and "Almaz"; To determine the socio-psychological functions of female images in other works; To evaluate the symbolic role of Jabbarli's women in the history of the development of Azerbaijani women, etc. During the research, literary-historical, comparative analysis, textual studies and systematic approach methods were used.