Khetagurova, Kristina I.
Izvestia SOIGSI. 2021. IIS 41 (80).

Abstract:
The article examines the cycles of poems by the Ossetian poetess Z. A. Hostikoeva and
Russian classic S. A. Yesenin, dedicated to the theme of the home, the father»s home, mother,
the motive of the path-road. No writer, regardless of the degree of talent, has yet been able to
escape the beneficial influence of the heritage of the past in the field of artistic activity. Thus, the
themes of true and eternal values in the work of the Ossetian poetess Z. Khostikoeva correlate
with the theme of the home, the image of the mother and the motive of the path. In the cycle
of works about the mother and father»s house, as well as exploring the motive of the path,
Khostikoeva continues Yesenin»s poetic traditions, but refracts them according to personal and
national experience, the peculiarities of local color. In the literature of many nations, in the
works of many poets, Yesenin»s «Letter to Mother» has become a schematic artistic and pictorial
means. For a Russian poet, the lines of this poem are, according to the figurative definition
of Yu. L. Prokusheva, «…an honest and courageous confession of a rebellious soul-seeking.»
So Khostikoeva in «Letters to Mother» uses poetic turns of speech that express boundless love,
loyalty, delight, gratitude and respect for the mother. The article describes the ways of creative
achievements of a bright, original Ossetian poetess, considers the genre, plot and psychological
characteristics of some works, and emphasizes the need for further study of Khostikoeva»s
work in this context. The attempts of the Ossetian poetess to adopt the lyricism and imagery of
S. Yesenin»s poetry require scientific study.

Keywords: image of the mother, motive of the path, paternal house, hearth, poetry

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