Subjects of the national personosphere in the works of Alisher Navoi: the anthroponym Alexander

INTRODUCTION. Addressing the work of Alisher Navoi as a key phenomenon of 15th-century Eastern poetry, as well as focusing on the national personosphere as a bearer of cultural-historical, social, and author-specific information, aligns with contemporary trends that fit into the postorientalist paradigm, taking into account the unique “voice” of the East and the national personosphere. The aim of the study is to examine the national persona sphere using the example of the anthroponym Iskander in the poetic poem “Wall of Iskander” by Alisher Navoi. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The material of the study was the anthroponyms in the last epic poem “Wall of Iskander” by Alisher Navoi, which is part of the unique work “Khamsa” (quintet), known as “Pyatiritsa”. The textual method, formal-structural approach with descriptive method techniques, and onomasiological method were used to describe anthroponyms as carriers of cultural codes: their connections with Islamic tradition, historical, and legendary figures. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The conclusions of researchers regarding the special position of anthroponyms in the artistic space are confirmed, where they become a means of creating a multi-layered narrative, highlighting the overall imagery of the national personosphere of the Eastern text. CONCLUSION. The analysis of the poem “Wall of Iskander” by Alisher Navoi showed that his anthroponyms are original and related to the need to convey the Eastern cultural code in a concise manner – compact, polysemous, and elliptical. In the context of modern imagology, such research helps decode intercultural connections, showing how 15th-century anthroponyms remain relevant in the global discourse on identity.