A Comparative Analysis of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh’s Satirical Feuilleton “Shir and Khurshid” and Anton Chekhov’s Short Story “Anna on the Neck”

This article presents a comparative analysis of the short story “Anna on the Neck” by the prominent 19th-century Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Checkov and the feuilleton “Shir and Khurshid”, which was written on the basis of Chekhov’s story and published in the satirical magazine Zanbur under the pseudonym “Hamshari”. One of the major factors influencing the emergence and devolopment of Azerbaijani satirical press and literature in the early 20th century was the Russian satirical press and literary tradition. Similar to other satirical magazines of the period, Zanbur also featured works created under the infuence of Russian literature. The first noteworthy aspect of the comparison between “Shir and Khurshid” and Chekhov’s “Anna on the Neck” is the similarity in their titles. Although both works expose the hypocrisy of tsarist officials, their plotlines and compositional structure differ considerably. This article analyzes the narrative structure and genre features of the two works within a comparative framework.