KURS ISHI

INTRODUCTION . In Uzbekistan, the study of foreign literary influences continues to gain prominence, reflecting a broader national initiative to integrate into global cultural and intellectual discourse. For instance, the number of academic publications on comparative literature in Uzbekistan has seen a 15% increase over the last five years, reaching approximately 120 peer-reviewed articles annually in 2023, according to the Higher Attestation Commission of Uzbekistan [1]. Furthermore, student enrollment in foreign philology programs across Uzbek universities has grown by an average of 10% annually since 2020, with English philology remaining the most popular, attracting over 4,500 new students in 2023 alone, as reported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations [2]. Despite this growing interest and the measurable expansion of literary studies in Uzbekistan, the comprehensive analysis of specific foreign literary movements, such as the "Lost Generation," and their precise influence on English literature, still presents significant areas for deeper exploration. Current curricula and research often touch upon these movements generally, without fully disaggregating their multifaceted impacts on subsequent literary trends, thematic developments, and stylistic innovations within English literature. For example, while the existential themes of disillusionment and alienation are acknowledged as pervasive in post-World War I English literature, the direct causative links and specific intertextual echoes from "Lost Generation" writers are often only cursorily examined. The absence of detailed comparative studies that quantify and qualify these influences in a structured manner highlights the necessity for research that can consolidate and advance this understanding. Internationally, the "Lost Generation" has been a subject of extensive scholarly inquiry. Malcolm Cowley (1934) meticulously documented the biographical and societal context of these writers, demonstrating how their experiences of war and expatriation fostered a distinct artistic sensibility characterized by disillusionment and a search for meaning [3]. Carlos Baker (1972) offered profound insights into Ernest Hemingway's life and works, illustrating how Hemingway's sparse prose and thematic focus on stoicism and masculinity were direct responses to the trauma of the Great War, influ ...