Abstract
The study of present-day folklore and epic traditions remains an important topic and the evolution of epic prose genres in Yakut literature serves as an evidence to this. A complete turn to the folklore and epic traditions at the new stage of evolution is typical for the genre of historical and philosophical novel. A deeper indulgence into the historical plane and much more prominent manifestations of the moral and philosophical point of views predetermined the new steps in the development of traditional poetic features and olonkho. The focus on the psychological and mental structures of the traditional cultural consciousness predefined the turn to the main source of human memory: myths, legends and olonkho. Novels written by V.S. Yakovlev-Dalan and I.M. Gogolev are prominent examples of turning to the traditional poetic features in the new stage of Yakut literature development. Thus, in their novels, written in the new stage of Yakut literature, we can see features of mythological and folklore and olonkho traditions. Folklore and epic motifs are represented in several planes and on different text levels of the epic plot: in the point of view of the author, in the stylistic features, and in the portrayal of the characters personal traits. This article examines the role of folklore and epic traditions in the process of the modern historical and philosophical novel evolution; as well as to single out the folklore and mythological motifs by implementing historical and literary analysis, typological, conceptual and geocultural methods.
Highlights
Folklore, epic and olonkho traditions played a key role in the emergence and development of Yakut literature genres
The importance and novelty of the topic under the present study is predetermined by the fact that in the literature studies, there is no research devoted to a special overview of the role of folklore and epic traditions in the Yakut novels of the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries
The aim of the research is to study the role of folklore and epic traditions in the process of the modern historical and philosophical novel evolution; as well as to single out the folklore and mythological motifs which manifest themselves on different text levels of the folklore storyline
Summary
Epic and olonkho traditions played a key role in the emergence and development of Yakut literature genres. This topic retains its importance on the modern stage of literature development. A scholar who studied olonkho, singled out the heroic epic style features They are: set formulas, a large variety of expressive means and hyperbole. When characterizing the function of the main character in the olonkho, the scholar singled out the biographical basis of his life story description Utkin, focused his attention on the philosophical basics in olonkho; he viewed olonkho as a system of triangular interdependence of mythology, religion and pre-philosophy: “olonkho is a spiritual cosmos of the people of Sakha, its special kind of cosmic universe” (Utkin, 2006, p.176). The indicated features of traditional epic literature have manifested themselves in their own special way in the evolution process of the epic prose genre
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