Folklore Motifs in Russian-Writing Yakut Literature (The Case of P. Chernykh-Yakutsky Works)


  •  Elena Rufova    

Abstract

All national literatures tend to draw on folk images, plots, symbols, and artistic means. Poems by P.Chernykh-Yakutsky differs from traditional Russian prose due to the fact that he is Yakut, but writes in Russian. Our research on his artistic style reveals ethnic originality, describes national peculiarities of images in the context of cultural concept. Using the case of P. Chernykh-Yakutsky works, the article analyses the relationship between folklore and literature in Yakut Russian-writing literature in the first third of the 20th century.


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