BIOGRAPHICAL TIME IN "KITABI-DEDE GORGUD" EPOS

Abstract

Biographical time plays a big role in the formation of the "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos. Bio- graphical time in the epos is a great time type formed by oral folk creativity in the period of artistic time.
Biographical time is also closely related to degenerative and eschatological times. The biographical time of Dede Gorgud, Salur Ghazan, Bayindir Khan, Dirsa Khan, Beyrak, Bugaj and others is related to degenerative and eschatological times. The birth of Basat and Tepegoz, their naming, their growth, Tepegoz becoming an enemy of Oguz and their death also existed in bio- graphical time.
Biographical time is the overlay of degenerative time. Thus, the degeneration of the hero and his re-entry into the epos show the change of his biographical time. The hero who died in es- chatological time also lives again in his biographical time.
Biographical time includes the hero's birth, life, heroism, social origin and so on. At this time, the hero reflects his mythological, historical, national and social origin in the text. In bio- graphical time, mythological space and historical time remain at the bottom of the plot.
The biographical time in "Kitabi-Dede Gorgud" epos has 3 stages. In the first stage, the first 3 stories of the epos ("The story of Dirsa Khan's son Bugaj", "The story of Salur Ghazan's house being looted", "The story of Baybura's son Bamsi Beyrak") and the second stage of the following 3 stories ("The story of the capture of Uruz Bey, the son of Ghazan Bey", "The story of Deli Dom- rul", "The story of Ganli Goja oglu Ganturali", the next 6 stories of the third stage ("The story of Ghazilig Goja oglu Yeynay", "The story where Basat kills Tepegoz ", "The story of Bekil oglu Amra", "The story of Ushun Goja oglu Sagrag" , "The story where Salur Kazan becomes prisoned and his son Uruz comes out", "The story where Beyrak died").