A review of the anecdote genre and its images
Author(s)
Title
A review of the anecdote genre and its images
Alternative Title
Муруре ба жанри латифа ва образҳои он
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
9
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Anecdote
Folklore
Afandi
Hero
Oral tradition
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
This article deals with one of the most common types of prose in oral literature—anecdotes and their images. The author provides information about the history of the origin of the joke (more precisely, about the ancient traditions of this literary element—satire (hajv), dialogue (mutoiba), discussion (munozira), nadira, nazira, zarifa, basla, ajiba, story (hikoya), etc.)—and also expressed her thoughts on the contribution of folklorists and writers and domestic and foreign scientists in the study of Tajik folk jokes. Further, the author of the article, taking into account historical sources, collections of art, scientific treatises, and theoretical literature, divided the process of the appearance and development of the joke genre into the following categories: 1. Works in which the content and images of folk jokes are used
2. Books published based on folk jokes
3. Folklore collections collected by scientists and cultural figures
4. Scientific literature that examines or focuses on research in a given genre
5. Newspapers and popular science magazines in which this genre and folk jokes are published or discussed. The author of the article explained and reviewed a collection of folklore and complete scientific studies on the types of Tajik folk jokes based on the principle of historicity and also expressed his opinion on each study. The plots of the images of Tajik folk jokes (characters (main, secondary, momentary, or positive and negative) and the main characters (Iskandar, Aflotun, Nushervan, Buzurjamer, Khoja Nasriddin, and Mullo Mushfiki), local (Darvaz, Vanj, Sughd, Badakhshan, and Shiri), local, Rumon, Hisor, Kulob, and Gharm), and examples show the type of prototype (especially the prototype of Khoja Nasriddin) and their functions, and at the end the author’s conclusions on this topic are made.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Sadriddin Aini
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
4 (105)
Pages
177-185
ISSN
2219-5408
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Folklore studies
Literature
Community/Ethnic Group
All regions of Tajikistan
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024