Abyss (play)
"Abyss" (Azerbaijani: Uçurum), or "Uchurum" is a poetic drama,[1] a tragedy in four acts written in 1917 by the Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid. The play was firstly published in 1926 in Baku by the Azerbaijan State Publishing House.[2] It was then republished only in 1968 in the first volume of the "Selected Works" of the Huseyn Javid.[3] The first production of the play took place in 1922. Thus, in the 1922/23 of the theatrical season, the play was staged in the State Turkic Theater named after Dadash Bunyatzade by the director Abbas Mirza Sharifzade.
Abyss Azerbaijani: Uçurum | |
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![]() The plays program. The State Turkic Theater named after D. Bunyatzade | |
Written by | Huseyn Javid |
Date premiered | 1922 |
Place premiered | Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre |
Original language | Azerbaijani |
Genre | Tragedy |
This is one of H. Javids dramas, in which a special place is occupied by the people who face the injustice of the society and are left alone with their experiences.[4] It was also believed that the play was marked by the pan-Turkic sentiments.[5]
See also
References
- Ф.Д.Ашнин, В.М.Алпатов, Д.М.Насилов (2002). Репрессированная тюркология. Moscow: Восточная литература РАН. p. 143.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Һүсејн Ҹавид. Драм əсәрләри. Baku: Azernashr. 1975. p. 544.
- Һүсејн Ҹавид. Әсәрләри. Vol. II. Baku: Yazıçı. 1982. p. 394.
- Велиев М. А. (1976). Азербайджанская литература. — Общественные науки в СССР: Литературоведение. Moscow: Академия наук СССР. p. 170.
- Jafar Jafarov (1966). Азербайджанский театр. Vol. 2. Moscow: Наука. p. 267.