UZBEK FOLK EPIC SCHOOLS

This article analyzes the epic tradition, one of the largest and oldest branches of Uzbek oral folk art, as well as its regional schools. The main attention is paid to the Fergana and Khorezm epic schools, and their artistic features, system of images, linguistic and dialectal features, as well as the performance styles of epic poets are scientifically examined. The historical and spiritual values transmitted through folk epics, as well as the significance of these epics as a cultural heritage, are highlighted. The article makes a scientific contribution to the study of epic schools within the framework of Uzbek folklore studies.