FOLKLORE İN THE WORKS OF BEKİR CHOBANZADE

Abstract

We noted in the article that a more successful solution to the problem is primarily related to the investigation of B. Chobanzade's folklore activities. B. Chobanzade's personality was dominated by scholarship and his literary creativity also served to express ideas related to the national-scientific outlook. In this aspect we considered it more appropriate to start the research of folklore issues in B. Chobanzade's work from his scientific works. According to J. Gasimov's conclusions, B. Chobanzade's scientific-theoretical provisions on folklore, as well as considerations on the collection of folk literature, are still relevant today. All these facts allow us to evaluate B. Chobanzade's ideas about the origin of folklore and its place in ethnic culture in a broader and modern aspect. B. Chobanzade's concept of "folk literature" is slightly different from today's concept of folk literature. So, according to the scientist, "living language is the equivalent of literary and written language. While the living language is a language that is constantly changing and developing, the written or literary language is based on certain and stable works.