NATIONAL ORIGINS OF THE NOVEL IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS LITERATURE

Abstract

The research studies national origins of the novel in the North Caucasus literature. The focus is on the various ethnic communities of this region folklore. The evolution of folklore from the Nart epic to household tales is being studied. At the same time, it is demonstrated that at each stage of its development, the oral creativity of the peoples of the region is expressed in specific forms that had a number of common features with the novels that began to appear in the 1920s–1930s. When its possible, the direct influence of these features on the formation of this major literary form is also proved. At the same time, the features that distinguish novels in new written languages from various forms of folklore creativity are also indicated. In the process of considering the genesis of the novel in the literature of the North Caucasus, the uniqueness of this literary form is demonstrated.