PUBLISHED BRANCHES OF THE “KOROGLU” EPIC

Abstract

“Koroglu” is the only heroic epic of the Azerbaijani people. The epic began to be written down at the beginning of the 19th century, but serious compilation, publication and research on other branches of the epic took place during the Soviet period. During the Soviet period in 1927 V.Huluflu compiled and published 4 branches (branches are called “qol” in Azerbaijani) of the epic, and in 1941 H.Alizade compiled and published 14 branches. M.Tahmasib published 17 branches of the epic in 1949 and 18 branches in 1974. During the years of independence, the epic “Koroglu” branchesas listed in 25 branches in the book prepared by İ.Abbasli and B.Abdullayev. A.Asgar published 21 branches of the epic in 2021. In the article, the source of the versions given in these publications and similar, different motifs and topics are analyzed.

When we look at some of the motifs that appear in these variations, it is clear that many variants have not been transcribed. This article also provides information about some unpublished variants.