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In the folklore of the peoples of Dagestan, genres of non-fabulous prose have become widespread, among which parables occupy a prominent place. The parable is of great interest, both in terms of ideological and thematic content and artistic features. The subject of this study is the genre of parables in the folklore of the Lakians, as the most capacious and meaningful folklore works. The purpose of this article is to consider the general characteristics of the genre and its genre features, without which the study of the specifics of the genre will not be complete. The article also outlines the issues of collecting, publishing and studying the genre of parables in the folklore of the Lak: an overview is given of all available publications and collections of works, as well as scientific literature, which highlights the issues of their subjects, forms of existence, as well as their difference from related narrative genres.
The relevance of the topic is due to the increased interest of the masses in the works of folklore, to national origins, including parables, as works that contain folk wisdom, morality and the experience of previous generations. The novelty of this work is that for the first time it highlights the specifics of the genre of the parable, its features in the folklore of the Laks. The research method was a comparative historical and philological analysis based on the works of leading folklorists and other scientists: D. S. Likhachev, N. I. Prokofiev, V. V. Kuskov, etc . The practical significance of the work is that its results can be used in higher educational institutions when reading courses "Folklore of the peoples of Dagestan" at the philological faculties, when compiling methodological manuals, etc.
Keywords:Lak folklore, folklore material, small genre, oral prose, parable, didacticism, subject matter, publications, plots
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