IDEOLOGICAL, THEMATIC AND ARTISTIC ORIGINALITY OF LEZGIAN PROVERBS AND SAYINGS

Abstract

The article examines ideological, thematic and artistic originality of Lezgian proverbs and sayings. It is noted that the specifics of proverbs and sayings, as one of the genres of oral folk art, determine their originality. Proverbs and sayings are the subject of emotional and philosophical reflections and reflections of the people. In these unique sayings, the Lezgian people imprinted their hopes for a better life, customs and morals, love for neighbors, hatred of enemies, admiration for the surrounding nature and much more. Proverbs sound sharp and accurately, like a dagger, pierce such traits of human character as deceitfulness, duplicity, greed, treachery. At the same time, these folk sayings praise heroism, patriotism, love – all those positive and positive moments of human society. They cover all the ideas of the people about good and evil, honor and dignity, work and laziness, the peculiarities of the surrounding animal and plant world, the character of a person, his positive and negative traits and much more, are a storehouse of folk observations, experiences and moods. Through the proverbs and sayings of the Lezgins, a number of historical events, mythical and real characters who played a significant role in the history of the Lezgian people have reached our days. They play a key role in the life of this people. They contribute to the development of the riches of the native Lezgian language. They have great aesthetic and ethical significance. All the proverbial sayings of the Lezgins are mutually related in their content and in their ideological and artistic features, and this realistically reflects the circle of interrelated objects and phenomena of the objective world that touch each other.