Ingush Enlightening Prose: from the Documentary to the Fiction
https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2017-31-3-169-181
Abstract
The so-called awareness-raising prose is heterogeneous and diverse and it differs from other prose by its artistic specifi city and peculiar character. The genre range of educational prose is rather wide but, at the same time, it is strictly regulated: essays and sociopolitical journalism in all varieties, scientifi c works (folklore, linguistic, historical-ethnographic ones) and popular science writings, etc. However, the texts of the enlightenment authors that went beyond this range either stayed behind the scenes of literary criticism attention, or they were ‘compulsorily’ attributed to one of the types of sociopolitical journalism or scientifi c research. Therefore, we believe that there is an obvious need to take a fresh look at the creative work of the enlightenment writers. As a rule, it was defi ned only as scientifi c-historical, ethnographic or sociopolitical journalism, and, at the very best, as ethnographic work. We do not deny the borderline nature of most part of the enlightenment heritage, the study of which should be carried out comprehensively and at the intersection of different sciences. But the fact that there is the author’s backlash in the texts cannot be denied. It is impossible to miss how purely exploratory backlash is gradually reborn and transforms into an artistic and writer’s one. This ‘violation’ of the established canons and traditions of the research genre leads to development of elements of artistic narration and to development of literature in general.
About the Author
R. Kh. Ugurchieva
Gorky Institute of World Literature of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Ugurchieva R.Kh. Ingush Enlightening Prose: from the Documentary to the Fiction. Oriental Studies. 2017;10(3):169-181. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2075-7794-2017-31-3-169-181
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