The article is devoted to the study of the artistic function of allegory in epic poems on the example of “Garshaspname” by Asadi Tusi . The author of the article relying on the research of Professor H. Sharifov “Shahname” and the poetry of the epoch of Firdawsi made generalizing conclusions in relation to the problem under study .
The study of the author of the article shows that in epic poem, allegory has a didactic function and is used to determine the poet's worldview. It also turns out that the allegory in “Garshaspname” by Asadi Tusi, just as in “Shahname” by Firdawsi , has its own characteristics which are defined in this study .
Key words : allegory, “Garshaspname”, epos, poem, worldview, Firdawsi, Asadi Tusi, allegorical literature, artistic truth, didactics
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