Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of this article is due to the insufficient degree of development by literary critics and cultural specialists of the national mentality issues in Indian and Kazakh literature, as well as the need to study the features of the national character of the people to identify it in the general world picture and prevent the spiritual experience depreciation of the nation in terms of world globalization.

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to identify the main problems and aspects of the national mentality in Indian and Kazakh literature.

Methodology. The main method for the study of this problem is a comparative method, which allows a comprehensive study of Indian and Kazakh literature at the intratextual and extratextual levels, as well as distinguish the main problems of the national mentality for Kazakhs and Indians. When studying the problems and aspects of the national mentality in Indian and Kazakh literature, the classification method, the generalisation method, the citation method were also used, and contextual analysis and immanent analysis were carried out at the highest level.

Results. The analysis included Indian and Kazakh literature from different historical periods, including the periods BC. The main problems and aspects of the national mentality in the prose and poetry of Kazakh writers were identified. Additionally, key problems and aspects of the national mentality in Indian literature were identified and substantiated. A comparison of the identified problems in the national mentalities of Indians and Kazakhs was made based on the analysis of the studied literary texts.

Conclusions. The mentality of the Kazakh and Indian peoples was considered. The study highlights the multidimensional nature of Indian and Kazakh literature.

Keywords: literary text; comparative analysis; work topic; people’s traditions; woman’s image

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