THE ISSUES OF ORAL FOLK LITERATURE IN LITERARY AND THEORETICAL THOUGHT IN THE 1920 th

Abstract

As in the early 20th century, in the 1920^th, Azerbaijani scientists collected, researched and published samples of oral folk literature. The literary histories published in those years also provided information about samples of folk literature and analyzed folklore genres. The article by A.Shaig, A.Bakri, Y.V.Chemanza­minli, I.Wisdom, B.Chobanzade, G.Zeynalli, A.Abid, V. Analyzes the research of such scientists as huluflu on our national folklore. His services in the field of collecting, studying and publishing our national folklore are being investigated. Their thoughts on the folklore materials that they first made public are summarized. For the first time, the article provides information about the folklore activities of Jabbar Efendizade and Alexander Bagrin. I.Hikmet, an outstanding Turkish scholar and literary historian, is known as a researcher of Azerbaijani folklore. His research on various genres of Azerbaijani folklore is summarized. It tells about the collection, research and publication of some Azerbaijani epics.