THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF FOLKLORISM IN UZBEK LITERATURE

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and practical directions of folklorism studies in Uzbek literature. The formation of scholarly concepts of folklorism in the second half of the twentieth century and the early twenty-first century is examined through a historical-dialectical approach. Particular attention is given to Bahodir Sarimsoqov’s clarification of folklorism-related terminology, Laylo Sharipova’s systematization of poetic and aesthetic criteria, as well as the interdisciplinary genre analyses conducted by Saodat Mamayusupova, Dilfuza Hajiyeva, F. Kurbanova, and S. Atajanov, all of which are consistently examined within the framework of modern folklorism studies.
The research evaluates the artistic reinterpretation of folklore elements—such as motifs, images, archetypes, rituals, proverbs, sayings, and vernacular speech structures—during their transition into written literature as forms of creative synthesis, poetic modification, and rhythmic-compositional renewal. The findings demonstrate that folklorism in Uzbek literature has evolved not merely as a decorative artistic element, but as a central aesthetic category that renews national artistic thinking and harmonizes the folk spirit with modern poetic systems.