UNITY OF TIME, SPACE AND QUANTITY IN THE POETIC STRUCTURE OF OGUZ-NAME (“OGUZ KAGAN” AND “KITABI-DEDE GORGUD”)

Abstract

The article analyzes Oguzname, one of the important forms of epic poem of the Turkic peoples, included in the analysis as one of the rare creative events of the world cultural heritage. The place of such oguznames as “Oguz-Kagan” and “Kitabi-Dede Gorgud” in the epic tradition, their position among epic genres, their belonging to folklore or written literature, their boundaries as a separate genre or a special branch of the epic, and the features are determined distinguishing them from other genres. Answers are being sought to many questions: does Oguzname belong to folklore or written literature? Is oguzname a special genre or a form of another genre of the epic genre? Also, the unity of time, space and quantity is explored in the poetic structure of Oguzname (“Oguz Kagan” and “Kitabi-Dede Gorgud”).