Britaeva, Anzhela B.
Kavkaz Forum. 2023. Issue 16.

Abstract:
The analysis of the genre of the author’s lullaby in modern Ossetian
children’s literature is for the first time been submitted in the presented article.
In recent years, much attention has been paid to the study of cultural codes of
ethnic groups, traditions, and artistic culture; this is precisely what determines
the relevance of the article. The author traces the reflection of the history of the
issue in North Caucasian and Ossetian literary criticism. Various aspects of the
topic were at one time considered by Sh.F. Dzhikaev, however, his analysis (1986)
touched on the literary process until the 80-s of the XXth century, and the present
study traces the development of the genre at the end of the 20th and beginning of
the 21st centuries, with special attention paid to folklore traditions and author’s
innovations introduced into the genre. In addition, the scientific novelty of the
undertaken research lies in the fact that many names and works were introduced
into scientific circulation for the first time (A. Kibirov, R. Gadzhinova-Khabaeva,
Z. Bzykova, etc.). For a deeper analysis, lullabies for adults are compared (works by
N. Dzhusoity, Sh. Dzhikaev, Z. Khostikoeva), in which the form of the lullaby serves
only as a means of expressing the author’s position on the phenomena of the
surrounding reality, topical problems of our time and “children”, the addressee of
which is child. Based on the comparative method of analysis, the close connection
of literary lullabies with oral folk art in terms of plot lines, structure, images,
and external attributes was confirmed in the process of work. In the final part,
the author formulated conclusions indicating, that each work is individual and
sometimes only genre markers ascend to a traditional lullaby: address, structure,
speech formulas. In theoretical and practical terms, the work will contribute to the
development of the history of Ossetian children’s literature and the study of its
national specifics.

Keywords: Ossetian children’s literature, children’s poetry, folklore origins, lullaby, literary lullaby.

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