Repetitions in Folk Epic Creativity

Abstract

Storytelling and narrotology are one of the main directions of modern literary theories. Through the study and application of the storytelling and its elements, structure, dynamics of development, it is possible to study and identify many specific features of the text, to define its deeper layers. Despite the fact that theorists have largely defined the mechanism of the study of prose in written literature, there is a need to develop this theory in the study of texts of folk literature. Folk epic creativity has its own peculiarities. Repetitions in the mythological texts, legends, tales and epics of the Turkic and Ural-Altai peoples, as well as in an epic text in general are important elements that perform a function related to both form and content. They are among the main features that characterize epic works of art, the culture of narration. At first glance, repetitions that have a formal effect are associated with epic memory and have their origins in ancient rites. With this ancient ritual, the narrators attracted the attention of the audience and impressed them. The article provides information on the main directions of repetition. This feature is explained in connection with the genetic characteristics of agglutinative languages. To substantiate the issue, examples from the sagas Geser, Dede Gorgud, Maaday-Gara etc. are evaluated. The importance and tradition of "seg-daralga", "turelge" performance features, which play an important role in the art of narration of Mongolian and Turkish are studied.