DIFFERENCES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF CREATING HISTORICAL IMAGES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK HISTORICAL NOVELS

Abstract

This article examines the principles of creating historical images in the traditions of the English and Uzbek historical novel. Using works by Walter Scott, Hilary Mantel, Peter Ackroyd, Pirimkul Kadyrov, and Odil Yokubov, it analyzes the fundamental differences in approaches to depicting historical figures, the relationship between fiction and fact, the role of national memory, and narrative strategy. It concludes that the English tradition gravitates toward romantic individualism and psychologism, while the Uzbek tradition favors epic glorification, collective identity, and the didactic function of historical narrative.