The composition of the literary production, first of all, provides a logical sequence of events and structural construction of its parts, on the whole. With this aim, the author of the article considers the structural and compositional framing of “Reminiscences” by S. Ayni which was changed by various editors. At the same time, from the point of view of textology the author pays particular attention to the changes and additions, portraits and storylines of the relevant work. The article under consideration analyzes and compares separate parts of the former that are indicated on diagrams.The author characterizes corrections and additions on the material of the journal and two printed texts of “Reminiscences”. In a nutshell, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that in the second edition the number of chapters of the work is increased and its compositional structure is regulated as well. The importance of the study of the problem in question, first of all, lies in the fact that readers and some researchers are familiar only with the latest editions of the relevant literary production. Therefore, it remains unknown who and what changes made to the works of writers after their death. That’s why, the task of textologists is to carry out genuine research work on various printed publications of the literary productions belonging to the pen of the representatives of literary criticism. In the aspect of studying the changes and additions to “Reminiscences” by S. Ayni the work presents a focussed continuation of modern textology and is recommended to a wide range of readers, especially researchers of the philological field.
S. Ayni, “Reminiscences”, text, textology, structural construction, chapter, printed texts, changes
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