"Steppe" as an image and concept in kazakhstani literary and artistic tradition

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of comparing the concept and image in the works of art of Kazakhstani writers.  Thus, its theoretical aspect is commensurate with specific examples of the literary process.  For the analysis, the concept of "steppe" was chosen, which plays an important role in the national concept of the world of the Kazakh people, in the national cultural code. In the article the substantiation of the concept is taken as a theoretical concept, but, on the other hand, special attention is paid to understanding the concept of "steppe".   By analyzing numerous poetic and prosaic texts of Kazakh writers of two previous centuries, the authors of the publication show the transformation of the concept of "steppe", its transformation into an artistic image, in which, along with the original semantic content of the concept, bright individual-author's additions, often representing occasional linguistic formations can be found. The article proves that the core of the concept "steppe", getting into the artistic space, acquires new specific features and becomes a part of the artistic worldview of each specific Kazakhstani author, Abai, I. Altynsarin, I. Zhansugurov, M. Auezov or P. Vasiliev.