"My sister, bird…" Chukchi and Eskimo ornithological poetry

this article is dedicated to understanding the process of the development of artistic expression and the realization of creative intentions by authors in the newly written Chukchi and Eskimo literatures. The motifs and ornithological images in poetry written in the Chukchi and Eskimo languages and translated by Russian poets are examined. Analogies with human emotions, experiences, and actions are revealed, as well as the allegorical representation of the human world within the myth-based worldview. Mythological symbols and images, which have been partially transformed into fairy-tale elements, occupy a significant place in the poetry about the bird world as a source of inspiration. The decoding of symbolic signs and the characterization of images are carried out. The driving motif is identified as the timeless aspiration of these two peoples, through acquiring the ability to fly and other special qualities of birds, to explore the three worlds: upper, middle, and lower.

newly written literature, ornithological image, motif, mythological consciousness, symbolism, poetics