APPROACHES TO THE LYRICAL HERO IN CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE THEORY

Abstract

This article discusses how contemporary narrative theory studies the lyrical hero, a figure traditionally associated with poetry but now actively analyzed in modern fiction, autofiction, and hybrid genres. The paper reviews several theoretical approaches, including structuralist, post-structuralist, narratological, and psychological interpretations. It also studies contributions from Uzbek literary scholars such as N. Karimov, A. Rasulov, and M. Qo‘shjonov, who explore the transformation of the lyrical hero in Uzbek literature. The article argues that the lyrical hero today is not only an emotional center of a text but also a narrative device that expresses identity, memory, and cultural experience.