THE EXPRESSION OF ANCIENT MOTIFS IN THE EPIC POEM «DOTAN BATYR»

Abstract

The ancient epic is composed of mythical, fairy-tale, and legendary events, which to a certain extent artistically imagine the thinking, consciousness, beliefs, and worldview of the people of the first community. In the network of heritages of this category, there are fantasy scenes, mythical concepts about creation, plots during the transition from the era of matriarchy to the era of patriarchy, hunting profession, belief in witchcraft, dreams and visions, praying for children from saints, rapid growth of heroes, suitable choosing a horse and going on a long journey, encountering difficulties on the way, marrying heroically, etc. events are reflected. Folk works such as "Kulamergen", "Surmergen", "Kubygul", "Dotan batyr", "Edil-Zhaiyk" have been preserved among the epics that have reached the form of eposes. If we focus on the epos "Dotan batyr" among them, this epos is an example of an ancient epic enriched by the later epic tradition, although mythical and fairy-tale motifs predominate in this epos. Therefore, in the content of the work, a significant place is given to the events that describe the warring times between the Kazakhs and the Kalmyks. However, these plots arise and develop due to the motif of the hero's journey in search of a bride, which is very common in ancient epics, and passing the test during that journey. The ancient way of life in the work, the long stay of the hero in the land of the bride, and the remnants of the matriarchal society, testify to the primitive nature of the epic. Therefore, our task is to determine the specific manifestations of the ancient motifs in the epos during the analysis of the epic work.