THE NATURE OF THE RETRANSMISSION OF ARCHAIC MYTH IN A. TEPPEEV’S PROSE
This research is focused on the identification of different ways of realization of the mythological layer in the epic space of the artwork. For this purpose, the method of contextual analysis is applied, special attention is paid to deciphering the characteristic elements of the myth and explaining their function in the structure of the Balkarian novel. In the field of our view there are examples of qualitative transformation of traditional subjects in the national prose of a new sample, the facts of borrowing of folklore attributes and their fruitful use in the work of an individual author. The transition from archaic myth to the status of the author is illustrated by a late Balkarian prose writer A. Teppeeva (novels “As-Tagh”, “Baуazir”, “Golden Hardar”). In the course of the analysis of the epic heritage of this author the variety of methods of artistic adaptation of archaic subjects in the narrative text is revealed.