Ossetian literature


Ossetian literature is expressed in the Ossetian language, an Iranian language of the Caucasus.
The Ossetian literature is comparatively young, with its first specimen published in the 1890s. Its golden age was in the years after the October Revolution in Russia, when local languages received a significant impact.
The most popular motives of the Ossetic literature are:
and others.
The Ossetian writers and poets use the rich fund of traditional lyrics and the Nart epic.

Writers

Ossetian poets include Kosta Khetagurov, Yakov Khozijev, Grish Pliev, and Shamil Jigkayev. Ossetian prose writers include Arsen Kotsoyev, Seka Gadiyev, Elbazduko Britayev, and Nafi Jusoyty.
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