Articles

Predecessor-Successor Relationships in Artistic Creativity

ABSTRACT

As it is known, every young artist in literature benefits from his predecessors when he starts taking his first steps. This is because without it, nothing can be achieved in the field of new creativity. In the history of Azerbaijani literature, relations of succession have always existed: the traditions of Khagani, Nizami, Fuzuli, M. P. Vagif and similar classics. The representatives of the younger generation who grew up within these creative traditions, as well as their prede-cessors were masters of classical words. In order to create innovation in the way of creativity, the successors benefited from the creative principles of their masters and opened an original creative breakthrough. As there are those who succeed on this path, there are also those who remain in the shadows. Successful successors are usually those who benefit from tradition and break new ground, while those who remain in the shadows are those who cannot escape the constraints of Nazirism and imitation. Predecessor-successor relations developed on centuries-old traditions of folklore and classical literature, which were the foundation of the path to tradi-tion. Literary experiences show that the great artists of all times benefited from the works of the masters of words before them to a certain extent, but did not repeat them, but tried to illuminate the topics addressed by their predecessors from a new artistic perspective. With this, they con-tinued the literary traditions in a creative way.

KEYWORDS

predecessor-successor relationship, tradition, innovation, fiction