LITERARY PRINCIPLE FOR STUDYING PATIMAT KUMUKHSKAYA’S LYRICS: TWO VERSIONS OF HER WORK

Abstract

The article explores the literary approach to studying the work of Patimat Kumukhskaya, a nineteenth-century poet, whose poetry is presented in the form of correspondence with Malley Balkharsky. An analysis of the artistic legacy of Dagestani Tatyana Larina is inseparable from a study of the fascinating facts of her life, which was very short but rich in dramatic events associated with an all-consuming love for her beloved. Renowned Dagestani literary scholars E.Yu. Kassiev, A. Guseinaev, M. Shurpaeva, S.Kh. Akhmedov, and M.-Z. Aminov examine two versions of her life and work. According to one, Patimat Kumukhskaya is a fictional character, and Malley wrote the letters for her; according to the other, she was a highly educated and talented poet, bold and decisive in expressing her feelings. Based on literary and textual analysis, together with scholars, we come to the conclusion that the poetess Patimat Kumukhskaya is a real person, very bright and gifted, bold and open, educated and talented.