THE ARCHITECT OF A NEW LITERARY-HISTORICAL THOUGHT: THE PHENOMENON OF PROFESSOR BADIRKHAN AHMADLI

Abstract

The article analyzes the scientific work of Professor Badirkhan Ahmadli, a prominent representative of modern Azerbaijani literary studies, within the context of “new literaryhistorical thinking.” The main focus of the research is the methodological innovations introduced by the scholar into 20th-century Azerbaijani literature, particularly in the fields of émigré heritage and independence poetry. The author highlights how Ahmadli restored previously unknown pages of the legacy of M.A. Rasulzadeh and Ahmad Javad through documents uncovered from Polish archives (Warsaw environment, the “Prometheus” movement). The article emphasizes that the scholar’s textbook-monograph “History of 20th Century Azerbaijani Literature” broke the ideological frameworks of the Soviet period and introduced a new scientific concept based on national ideology. The study also examines Ahmadli’s image as an “independence-oriented scholar” in philological thought and explores the phenomenological aspects of his work in literary criticism and textual studies. In conclusion, the strategic role of the professor’s scientific activity in restoring Azerbaijani national identity and émigré memory is evaluated.