Interpretation Of Mordovian Myth And Folk Traditions In A. Pudin’s Drama Cordon

Abstract

The authors interpretation of myth and folklore is an inevitablefeature of national literature, it expands its artistic and aesthetic boundaries and adds ethnic individuality. However, the myth and folklore element as a significant component of modern Mordovian literature remains unexplored. This study clarifies and supplements the genre-thematic and artistic-aesthetic boundaries of modern Mordovian drama, which are closely related to the artistic development of oral folk tradition and myth. The paper discusses the work of A. Pudin, modern playwright whose artistic experience exhibits a wide range of folklore and mythopoetic devices. A rich and diverse folklore and mythology context of his works is created through variation of these devices from external to implicit ones. The author both includes them directly in the context as ornamental functioning and employs conceptually. The authors of the study emphasize the writers focus on myth and folk traditions through the analysis of the drama Cordon, in which mythopoetics is defined as a means of semantic and structural organization of the text. The paper proves that A. Pudin uses elements of national myth and folklore in the play Cordon to expand genre and aesthetic boundaries of national drama. The playwright creatively reinterprets ethnic mythology and folklore, and artistically and reliably depicts the reality and traits of the characters. The playwright interprets the national myth and seeks to reveal the conflict. The analysis of A. Pudins drama Cordon identifies the patterns of the use of the myth and folk tradition in Mordovian drama.