Жанр баллады в хантыйской литературе

Abstract

Introduction: the article is part of a complex of studies of the genre specifics of literature and actualizes the genre features of a ballad in the creative practice of Khanty poets. Objective: to analyze the specifics of ballad forms in the works of two Khanty poets – R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Research materials: the works of the ballad genre in the works by R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Results and novelty of the research: for the first time the article analyzes the works of the ballad genre found only in the works of two poets in the history of Khanty literature – R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Less than a dozen samples of the ballad genre were identified, which indicates that the ballad genre has not received a decent development in Khanty art literature. The analysis of the ballad forms of R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov showed that most often their works are based on a plot. Only one sample of M. I. Novjukhov has the plot replaced by a dialogue. Combination of the real and the fantastic is clearly seen in the poets’ appeal to the folklore and mythological symbolism of images, in the inclusion of folklore traditions and religious beliefs of the Khanty people in the literary text. The motifs of mystery, death, and world duality become mandatory components of the ballad genre of R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. The themes of freedom, war / battle, and ethical dilemmas are the plot-forming in their ballads. The poets and translators do not preserve the ballad strophe in all their works. The ballad forms of the Khanty poets reflect the national worldview and poetic traditions of Russian literature.