Abstract: The subject of the study is the analysis of the grotesque and fiction as artistic methods by which Konstantin Konstantinovich Sluchevsky transforms real loci in his early poetic works. Special attention is paid to the study of how Sluchevsky uses grotesque images and fantastic elements to create a unique poetic space that combines elements of reality and an imaginary world. The study analyzes key motifs such as life and death, eternity and the moment, as well as their intertwining in the spatial and temporal structures of poems. The research is aimed at revealing how the poet expresses his existential reflections through the grotesque and fiction, creating complex, multidimensional images and transforming everyday spaces into philosophical categories. The work uses an integrated approach that includes elements of structural and semiotic analysis of a literary text. The methodological basis of the research is the theory of the grotesque and fiction, as well as research in the field of space poetics. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time a detailed analysis of the use of the grotesque and fiction as key artistic methods in the poetic work of Konstantin Konstantinovich Sluchevsky is carried out. Unlike previous studies, where attention was paid to the general themes of his poetry, this study focuses on specific means of transforming real loci through which the poet creates a philosophically saturated and multi-layered poetic space. The author demonstrates that Sluchevsky's grotesque and fantasy are not just stylistic techniques, but full-fledged tools for rethinking such fundamental categories as life and death, being and non-being, eternity and transience. This study deepens the understanding of how Sluchevsky, through artistic means, forms a special poetic reality where the boundaries between the real and the fantastic are blurred, which allows the reader to immerse himself in existential reflections on the nature of human existence. This approach opens up new horizons for the study of his work and emphasizes the importance of these methods for understanding the deep philosophical aspects of the poet's lyrics.

Keywords: Symbolism, Life, Death, Reality, Space, Lyric poetry, locus, Fantasy, Grotesque, Sluchevsky

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the nature of the symbol in a work of art. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks: to study the theoretical foundations of the symbol, to consider this concept from different points of view, to determine the nature, signs of the symbol, to analyze the color symbolism in the lyrical texts of the authors of the XX – XXI centuries, using the example of yellow color. The object of research is the nature of the symbol, its role, and analysis in poetic texts of the XX – XXI centuries. He examines in detail such topics as: consideration of different points of view on the nature of the symbol; definition of the symbol, its properties in works of art; polyphony and dualism of the symbol; analysis and interpretation of color symbols in poetic texts of the XX – XXI centuries, using the example of yellow and its shades. The research is based on synthesizing, comparative methods, as well as on the analysis of a literary text with elements of comparative typological analysis. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that it analyzes the nature of the symbol in Russian poetry of the XX – XXI centuries on the basis of color symbols, namely yellow. The main conclusions of the study are: the symbol is closely related to the sign and the artistic image, but it is absolutely not identical to them, the symbol is multifaceted. The nature of the symbol is both dualistic and polyphonic. The dualism of the symbol lies in the fact that it consists of two components: material and spiritual. A material object, phenomenon, or condition hides an abstract concept that is not always related to the meaning of the object itself. The polyphony of a symbol consists in the fact that it can acquire a different sound and meaning in each artistic text, visual and expressive means help the reader to interpret a particular symbol. It can perform several functions in a work of art, and may have different meanings in each context.

Keywords: polyphony, yellow colour, dualism, lyrics, lyrical hero, colour symbolism, modern Russian poetry, symbolism, Silver Age, symbol

Abstract: Due to the constant interest in the study of religious images and motifs in literary works, it becomes relevant to study the motifs contained in literary texts on religious subjects. One of the key features of the work of the poetess of the mid – 19th century Yu.V. Zhadovskaya (1824-1883) is an artistic reinterpretation of the Christian traditions of spiritual weeping and "cleansing" prayer. The subject of the study is the motif of prayer tears as an external sign of "cleansing prayer" in the lyrics of Yu.V. Zhadovskaya. The object of the research is the texts of religious and spiritual subjects of the first lifetime collection of poems "Temptation" (1845), "Calmly over me Again" (1846), "Monologue" (1846), "When reading the History of Peter the Great" (1846), the texts of the second lifetime collection of poems "Wonderful Minute!" (1847), "Night... Chu! into the shady Garden" (1846), "The Awakening of the Heart" (1848), "Who are my relatives" (1850) and unpublished texts "I remember that evening and quiet and beautiful", "Who loved and believed passionately", "The curly birches are noisy, noisy". To conduct the research, the method of historical and philological analysis, the biographical method, the comparative method, as well as the method of complex text analysis were used. A special contribution of the author to the study of the topic is the identification in the lyrics of Yu.V. Zhadovskaya of a group of poems of religious and spiritual themes, the lyrical event of which is focused on the Orthodox prayer tradition. The main conclusions of this study are the identification of the religious component of the author's worldview. Turning to the Christian tradition of spiritual purification allows, on the one hand, to define the basic framework of readers' expectations, and on the other hand, to violate the peculiar genre canon of "cleansing" prayer, embodying the poetess's special worldview, which consists in a "dual" worldview: the desire to find inner harmony and tranquility is combined with a tragic sense of God-abandonment. The artistic reinterpretation of the tradition of Orthodox prayer is primarily associated with the use of such an element of "cleansing" prayer as crying and tears in the lyrics. A special prayerful state and poetic communion with God in lyrical situations containing the motif of prayer tears are a sign of entering the "field of purity" for spiritual purification and prayer, as well as a sign of inner transformation. The novelty of the research lies in conducting a systematic analysis of the motive of prayer tears in religious and spiritual texts.

Keywords: the author's picture of the world, The lyrical plot, tragic worldview, artistic reception, poems of religious and spiritual themes, lyrics, The theme of loneliness, The motive of prayer tears, Julia Zhadovskaya, the genre of prayer

Abstract: The object of research in this article is the lyrical subject in works related to the lyrics of the non-classical stage of the poetics of artistic modality (S. N. Broitman). The subject is bodily images that perform the function of the boundary between the hero and the world in the lyrical works. The purpose of the study is to identify and describe the value-semantic parameters of bodily images that perform the functions of the boundary between the hero and the world in the works of non-classical lyrics. The focus of this article is on the specifics of the relationship of the lyrical subject/character with the outside world, expressed by bodily images that carry the semantic meaning of the boundary between him and the world. Identifying and describing the features of these images, it is worth noting that the images of the similarity of the world to the human body and, conversely, the human body to the world are most directly related to them. The main method used in this work is historical and poetical analysis, namely, the identification in the texts under consideration of those features that are due to its belonging to a certain stage of the evolution of poetics. The scientific novelty of the study is determined by the fact that for the first time it theoretically summarizes observations on bodily images that perform the function of the boundary between the hero and the world in the lyrics of the non-classical stage of the poetics of artistic modality. In non–classical lyrics, the semantic emphasis in works depicting the world through the body and/or the body through the world, in our opinion, is placed on the external similarity of the lyrical subject and the phenomena of the external world (and more broadly, man and being), illustrating the relationship of the original connection between them with autonomy from each other. The images of the mutual similarity of man and the world in the lyrical works of this stage of poetics express the theme of the inseparability of these two spheres, the outer world of the hero and the inner world of the hero, with their a priori non-identity to each other.

Keywords: historical poetics, lyric plot, poetics of modality, non-classical art, body images, lyrical experience, border, lyric subject, poetry, lyrics

Abstract: The present study is aimed at identifying specific features of the methodology of interpretation of Russian lyrics by V.S. Solovyov. The article raises the question of the methodological tools of Solovyov's interpretive strategy on the example of his approach to the lyrics of A.A. Fet. In particular, an immanent analysis of the article "On lyrical poetry. About the last poems of Fet and Polonsky" ("Russian Review", 1890). The compositional features of the work are studied, the complex of problems that Solovyov puts forward in connection with his proposed interpretation of Fet's lyrics is considered. At the same time, special attention is paid to the problem of creating an artistic image of the poet in Solovyov's poem "A.A. Fet, October 19, 1884" – a poem inspired by the presentation of the first Pushkin Prize to Fet for the complete translation of Horace. The methodology presented in this article for the study of Solovyov's approach to Fet's lyrics, as well as his general theoretical calculations about the essence of lyrics as such, are based on the possibilities of logical and semantic contextual analysis of the utterance. The novelty of the research consists in the fact that for the first time the problem of actualization by Solovyov of the dialectic of such properties as "subjectivity" / "objectivity", "singularity" / "multiplicity", "completeness" / "openness", "form" / "content" when reading Fet's poetry is considered. It is shown that in Solovyov's article "On lyrical poetry" this method is used in the disclosure of various aspects. It is argued that the interaction of the properties of "completeness" and "openness" in Solovyov's presentation of general theoretical issues related to the problem of defining poetry allows the philosopher to deduce the definition of "pure lyrics". It is concluded that Solovyov's analysis of the thematic range of Fet's lyrics and his study of the formal features of poetry are based on dialectical principles, which makes it possible to correlate the philosopher's approach with the hermeneutic tradition.

Keywords: Evening lights, poetry, philosophy, philosophical criticism, interpretation strategies, dialectics, pure lyrics, Fet, Solovyov, poetry cycle

Abstract: The article examines the theme of music and features of the use of musical imagery in Alexei Apukhtin’s poetry. The object of the research are “poems for occasion”, friendly messages and dedications for musicians-friends as well as poems “Barrel organ”, “Life”, “Fate”. To Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 author gives historical-cultural comments on Apukhtin’s works, analyses their ideological and artistic meaning and form. The author pays special attention to analysing the biographical context, summarising the information on the poet’s friendly contacts with composers and musicians, on Apukhtin's perception of music, understanding of his aesthetic position. The other direction of the research is the analysis of the works, in which music is used as a basis for an allegorical depiction of the life path. The novelty of the research lies in the systematic consideration of the theme of music in Apukhtin's works. The article analyses in detail the works addressed to Petr Tchaikovsky, a friend of Apukhtin, demonstrates how their intonation and mood change from irony to sadness. These poems not only reflect the stages of the friendly relations between the poet and the composer, but give an assessment of their own creative destiny. The article reveals the polemical plan of the poem "A Singer in the Camp of Russian Composers" shows what innovations in contemporary opera Apukhtin rejects. The study pays particular attention to poems, the plot of which the poet bases on the very process of perceiving music when trying to find a verbal equivalent to a musical text.

Keywords: the writer 's worldview, musical ekphrasis, russian opera, Mighty bunch, Russian poetry, Petr Tchaikovsky, barrel organ, music, Alexei Apukhtin, the theme of fate

Abstract: In the article, as part of the study of the poetics of modern Mari philosophical poetry, the symbolism of natural images in the lyrics of Zoya Dudina is considered. Based on the material of the poems included in her collection "Kuanyshym, kuem ӧndal ..." (Rejoiced, hugging a birch ...) (2012), the symbolic meaning and artistic functions of natural images that represent the philosophical attitude and worldview of the author and characterize the lyrical heroine in a certain way are revealed. In this aspect, Zoya Dudina's lyrics are explored for the first time. The methodological basis of the research is the structural and semantic analysis of poetic works, which allows to identify and describe the structural and semantic levels of natural images that reveal the author's concept of the world and man, as well as the character features of the lyrical heroine. The article proves that natural images occupy a significant place in the lyrics of the Mari poet Zoya Dudina. They express not only the various inner states of the lyrical heroine, but also various aspects of human existence. Natural images are anthropomorphic (often the lyrical heroine herself appears in the form of natural images) and symbolic, they carry a deep philosophical meaning. The natural images-symbols express not only the individual author's perception of the world and man, but also the ethnic ideological traditions of the Mari people, with which Zoya Dudina is closely connected, are revitalized through them.

Keywords: philosophical problems, semantics of the image, natural image, philosophical lyrics, Zoya Dudina, lyrics, modern Mari poetry, Mari literature, poetics, lyrical heroine