THE ROLE OF FOLKLORE ANTHOLOGIES IN THE FORMATION OF AZERBAIJAN FOLKLORE BOOK

Abstract

Various factors characterize the formation of the Azerbaijani folklore book. One of them, of course, is the degree of significance of folklore collections and mainly folklore anthologies. In this study it is said about the anthological folklore col­lections and folklore anthologies. At the same time, it is brought to the attention of the scientific community that the important role of these anthologies in the creation of a folklore book is undeniable. That is why anthologies should be studied in this context along with various aspects. For the study of anthologies in his­torical and chronological order, these books are studied at different times. Thus, at the beginning of the 20^th century, the organization of folklore book in this direction was studied and brought to the attention of the scientific community in the Soviet period, and its importance in the period of Independence was consi­dered. At the same time, the study shows that if at the beginning of the twentieth cen­tury individual folklore groups partially responded to the demand for antho­lo­gy, then in Soviet times the first anthologies appeared on the basis of strict classi­fi­cation principles. Anthologies that arose in the period of independence are of greater importance in the organization of folklore books.  In terms of priority­za­tion of folklore, the establishment of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS and the important activity of this state institution in the field of folklore are also clarified. New multi-volume anthologies collected and published at the Institute of Folklore are reviewed. Among these anthologies, such multi-volume anthologies as “An­tho­logy of Azerbaijani Folklore”, “Complete Collection of Azerbaijani Fol­klo­re”, “Folklore of South Azerbaijan”, “Karabakh Folklore” play an im­por­tant ro­le in the creation of the folklore book. At the same time, this research work brings into account the importance of other anthologies in the creation of folklore book.