WAYS OF FORMING A LITERARY IMAGE IN UZBEK CRITICISM

The article deals with the history of literary criticism, one of the active genres of literary criticism, in Uzbek literary criticism. At the beginning of the 20th century, several genres began to form in Uzbek literary criticism, and various examples of it were created. Along with such genres as reviews, articles, literary portraits, literary reviews also actively participated in the literary process of that period. Literary criticism studies, evaluates and identifies the merits and demerits of works of art from the point of view of people's lives, their current needs and demands, supports the creative growth of writers and the development of literature. Their historical development dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.