THE ROLE OF FOLKLORE SAMPLES IN MANUSCRIPT AND PUBLISHED COPIES OF "QISASI RABG'UZIY"

Abstract

Nasiriddin Rabguziy is the author of the historically and literarily significant work created in XIV century in ancient Khorezm. In his book “The Tales of Rabguziy” (“Qissasi Rabguziy”) depicted the life of the humankind and the fate of the society, and how mutual relationship between these two aspects determines the future of the nation and its ethic values.This book contains many charming tales passed down from mouth to mouth; affectionate poetic verses; humorous stories and fables; valuable proverbs, all of which captivates scholars’ attention in studying the ancient life of Rabguziy era.Futhermore, there are more than hundred copies of “Qissasi Rabguziy” kept in the Turkey’s State Library; some copies in Britain’s museums; more than forty copies in Kazakhastan’s State Libraries as well as in Uzbekistan’s State Archives and Libraries.