ELEGY GENRE IN THE POETIC WORKS OF AZIZ ALEM IN 1960-1980s

Abstract

The article discusses compositional features of the elegy genre in the work of Aziz Alem, a famous Lezgin poet. Sociocultural transformations of the 1960-1980s are traced, which, coupled with the actualization of individually manifested spiritual maxims, indicate the possibility of rationalizing the mental structures of creative consciousness. As a result, creative consciousness is increasingly turning to the existential problems of human existence. This contributes to the expansion of the living space of the poetic spirit, the diversity of forms, primarily genre, the representation of the phenomena of his being. The elegy became one of these forms, which occupies a significant place in the literature of the peoples, including Lezgi and Dagestan. In this regard, of particular interest is the poetic work of Aziz Alem. It is noted that the poet’s creative phenomenon, which has actually become an experimental laboratory for the production of genre innovations, has introduced a number of extraordinary structural phenomena into the national poetic system, representing the life forces of the lyrical hero in various genre competencies of spiritual life. The elegy genre is given as an example. The structural foundations of the creative phenomenon of the famous Lezgi poet are considered.