FOLKLORE AND THE PRINCIPLE OF LITERARY CONTINUITY: TRANSFORMATION OF THE IMAGE OF RAIYMBEK BATYR

This article examines the place of Raiymbek batyr in the gallery of historical characters of Kazakh literature based on the artistic level of his heroic image in works of art. The specifics of the description of heroic actions in the context of real events were analyzed in the context of historical reality and artistic solutions. In addition, a clear theoretical analysis of the continuity of literature and folklore was carried out. The main purpose of the article is to depict the artistic image of a historical figure. In modern prose, the influence of world folklore on the creation of an artistic image of a real historical person has been comprehensively considered. The differentiation of the fact that the Kazakhs, as today, achieved independence and became a fundamental state, was founded thanks to the courage, the heroism of which was experienced by the enemies, testifies to the relevance of the article. In the course of achieving this goal, the state archives were studied, valuable information about brave batyr was used, an analysis of research works and conclusions of scientists studying Raiymbek was carried out. The name of Raiymbek batyr is found in poems about such major historical figures as Abylai Khan, Kabanbai batyr in folk oral literature. Among the voluminous literary texts reflecting the image of batyr as the central hero are the versions of the saga «Raiymbegim asylym», sung by Sabdaly zhyrau, and «Raiymbek batyr», collected by M. Bolysuly, «Raiymbek! Raiymbek!» (1981) and the novel-dilogy of J. Turlybayuly «Raiymbek batyr» (1972–1991). Many praising poems dedicated to batyr, in themselves constitute one large thematic area in Kazakh literature. The problem of analyzing their theoretical and practical scope determines the main direction and idea of the article. K. Sauranbayev and M. Bolysuly made great efforts to collect oral data on Raiymbek batyr, who were still a legend, analyzed complex concepts and revealed the essence. The materials collected by them are stored in the collection of manuscripts of the M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art and the State Archive of the Almaty region, in the personal fund of Rakhimzhan Kilybaevich. During the comprehensive study of the data and the writing of the article, recommendations were given on scientific analysis, systematization, complex analysis, descriptive and analytical methods, scientific methodologies. Keywords: literature, history, folklore, hero, image.