Epic formulas in transcribed Shor heroic legends Meret-oolak and Meret Olak with a magic horse
https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2020.17.58368
Abstract
This article discusses epic formulas found in typical places of a heroic legend by I. Ya. Arbachakov and L. N. Arbachakova, who transcribed audio tapes by different native speakers of the Shor language and prepared for publication under the names Meret-oolak and Meret Olak with a magic horse. The topic of the article is relevant due to the fact that at present, Siberian folklorists have been given the task of authentic demonstration of epic texts and their deep textological study. Relying on the archival audio recording of the studied legend as the only source that can rightfully be called primary, we observed the main principle of practical textology – the authenticity of the research material. In this article, we compare epic formulas (fixed expressions) that are present in two transcripts of the same recording of the epic legend about the hero Meret Olak.
The academic novelty lies in the fact that for the first time we analyzed and restored epic formulas and typical places that were lost during the previous transcribing of the heroic legend.
The solution of these important issues on the Shor epic material will create the basis for comparative studies in the Siberian epic studies. In addition to these scientific results, the restoration of lost or distorted epic formulas and typical places is of great importance for the preservation of the culture and native language of the Shors. A textual analysis revealed that in I. Ya. Arbachakov’s transcript, some epic formulas were lost, partially destroyed, there are omissions of certain lines of the legend, there are also cases of influence of researchers on the content of the epic and reservations in names. All these shortcomings impoverish the reader’s view of the content and artistic language of this epic, a representative of the most important genre of Shor folklore, which is now in danger of extinction.
About the Author
L. N. Arbachakova
Institute of Philology of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Liubov Nikitovna Arbachakova, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Senior Researcher
sector of the folklore of the peoples of Siberia
Novosibirsk
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Arbachakova L.N. Epic formulas in transcribed Shor heroic legends Meret-oolak and Meret Olak with a magic horse. Epic Studies. 2020;(1):80-89. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/SVFU.2020.17.58368
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