Influence of symbolism in world literature on Kazakh poets’ creativity

Abstract

There is reason to believe that among the poetic methods, the artistic activity of the symbol is great, if we talk about the importance of activity and significance of the art of the artistic word. Due to the syncretic nature of the word in fiction, its means of representation, the word-symbols are also syncretic to a certain extent. This paper explores the trends in the study of symbolism in foreign and domestic literary studies, the direction of its development, and it considers the artistic and aesthetic function of the symbol in the works of representatives of the first symbolist movement in Kazakh poetry M. Zhumabayev and B. Kuleyev as well. Moreover, the concepts used in Kazakh poetry that provide information about the symbols of the national worldview, the way of thinking, singing and life of nomads are analyzed in the paper in general. Through the analysis of the symbol, the poet's worldview, attitude to the inner feelings have been revealed, and attention is drawn to the fact that literary symbols are an artistic category. In general, when recognizing a symbol, the opinions of world thinkers are taken into consideration.