Dissertation Goals and Objectives

"Reception of M. Auezov's Works"

Dissertation Purpose

The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the receptive characteristics of Mukhtar Auezov's works by examining how they were perceived, interpreted, and evaluated in both domestic and international literary contexts across various historical periods, and to determine the position of Kazakh national literature within the broader framework of the global literary process.

Dissertation Objectives

1

To systematize the main stages of Mukhtar Auezov's creative development and to define their historical and aesthetic context.

2

To analyze the domestic reception of Auezov's works during the Soviet period, including literary-critical assessments and scholarly interpretations.

3

To examine the specific features of literary reception and new interpretative approaches that emerged during the Independence period.

4

To collect and conduct a comparative analysis of evaluations offered by foreign researchers and translators concerning Auezov's oeuvre.

5

To identify the particularities of how Auezov's works are transmitted into other cultural contexts through translation.

6

Using the principles of contemporary reception aesthetics and comparative literary studies, to describe the factors shaping readers' reception of Auezov's works.

7

To assess the contribution of Auezov's writings to the representation and positioning of Kazakh literature within the global literary process.

DISSERTATION OUTLINE

1. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I. Theoretical and Scholarly Foundations of the Reception of M. Auezov’s Works

  • 1.1 The transformation of reception theory in contemporary literary studies at the intersection of literary criticism and cultural studies.
  • 1.2 Key principles of reception theory in studying the literary perception of M. Auezov’s works.
  • 1.3 Specific features of domestic scholarly research on the reception of M. Auezov’s works.
  • 1.4 Methodological foundations for studying the reception of M. Auezov’s works.

CHAPTER II. The Reception of M. Auezov’s Works in the Global Literary Context: Literary Connections and Intertextuality

  • 2.1 Intertextual connections of M. Auezov’s works formed through translation.
  • 2.2 Intertext in M. Auezov’s prose: literary tradition, artistic reminiscence, and cultural code.
  • 2.3 The reception of M. Auezov’s works in Europe, Asia, and CIS countries.
  • 2.4 Interpretation of M. Auezov’s legacy in foreign literary studies.

3. CONCLUSION