This article analyzes the artistic and aesthetic interpretation

of space and time concepts in the works of Alisher Navoi, the great

representative of Uzbek classical literature, and William

Shakespeare, the genius of English literature. The study

systematically examines the philosophical essence of space and

time categories, their role in artistic thinking, and the linguopoetic

means of expressing time and place in literary texts.

The article distinguishes between ontological and aesthetic

aspects of time - real (calendar) time and artistic (literary) time

forms, illuminating the harmony between human destiny, spiritual

experience, society, and nature through the artistic interpretation of

time and space in Navoiʼs and Shakespeareʼs works. In Navoiʼs

works, the concept of time is closely linked to notions such as

“life,” “fate,” and “era,” depicted in connection with the transience

of human life, spiritual perfection, and divine will. In Shakespeareʼs

works, time becomes an active dramatic element - transforming into

the primary factor of action, change, and human tragedy.

The article analyzes the expression of time in language and

culture at various levels - through lexical, grammatical,

phraseological, and deictic means. It also highlights the 12-16 form

system of the tense category in English and their semantic

correspondences in Uzbek translation, as well as the problem of

semantic ambiguity of time in translation. The research results

demonstrate the necessity of studying time and space units in

literary analysis not only as literary categories but also as cultural-

philosophical paradigms.