THE POETIC IMAGE OF A WOMAN IN ABAI’S WORKS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH PRE-ABAEV ARTISTIC TRENDS

Abstract

Analyzing the evolution of artistic views on the image of Kazakh women in national art, we draw attention to the fact that the image of the steppe beauty is recreated in the binary opposition good / bad. Precisely in this way, the female character was stereotypically recreated by the poets of the pre-Abaev era. The character of the heroines is revealed in the female images, born by the pen of Abai, the psychological, emotional state, spirituality are conveyed. The portrait characteristic is remembered. This determines the importance of scientific understanding of how complex and multifaceted the images of women in the lyrics of Abai are. The main purpose of the article is a comprehensive examination of the artistic image of Kazakh women in the poetry of Abai, the identification of their typological features. The author of the article carried out a literary analysis of poems of a moral and psychological orientation in the work of poets, representatives of the author’s literature of the pre-Abaev period, defined artistic and aesthetic criteria and ideological orientation. The author conducts a comparative analysis of Abai’s poetic skill in conveying a female character, reveals and generalizes poetic traditions, reveals the skill of Bukhara, Aktamberdy, Shalgez, Shal akyn and Akan Seri, a prominent representative of sal-seri poetry. Important points in the creation of a gallery of ethically and aesthetically ideal female types, strong in spirit, striving to build their lives in a new way, are highlighted. The poet sings of the harmony of the mind, talent, character, beauty and wealth of the inner world. The new, feminist interpretation of Abay’s poetry, previously referred to as love lyrics, is of particular interest for Abay studies. In accordance with the purpose of the study, a comparative analysis of the poetry of zhyrau and the lyrics of Abai was carried out on the basis of objective-analytical, historical-literary and comparative-typological methods. Abay’s works, glorifying lyrical heroines, are conventionally divided into three groups. The process of transformation of the traditional female image into a deep, multifaceted image of a mother, into a complex, mysterious image of a beloved wife, friend, beautiful girl, muse is revealed. It has been convincingly proven that the poetic skill of Abay, who realistically captured the images of the heroines in their behavior and actions, influenced the poets of the Abay poetic school. The article is of scientific interest for young scientists interested in Abay studies.