Features of artistic space in the lyrics of Varvara Danilova

The location of the work is one of its important components, since the development of the plot, the behavior of the characters and their characteristic features almost always depend on it. Studying the space of a work allows one to form a more holistic impression of the features of the author’s poetics. The purpose of our research is to consider the features of the artistic space of poems in the collection “Charoite bowl” by Varavara Danilova. The study examined the most frequent implementations of topos in the poems in the collection. The theoretical basis of the study was the work of famous literary scholars who laid the foundations for the study of spatial and temporal characteristics of a literary text – M.M. Bakhtin and Yu.M. Lotman. The research material is the collection of poems “The Charoite bowl” by the Evenki poetess Varvara Danilova. The choice of certain spatial images is mainly determined by the author’s personal experience. V. Danilova was born in the Khangalassky ulus, spent her school life in the city of Pokrovsk, studied at the Far Eastern Pedagogical Institute, at higher literary courses in Moscow, lived and worked in Neryungri, and then returned to her native Khangalassky ulus. Hence the originality and diversity of artistic space in V. Danilova’s lyrics. The author uses specific geographical, real and unreal topoi, represented by both real and imaginary images. There are linear, planar and volumetric varieties of topos. Point space is presented in poems with specific geographical locations. It is interesting to note that the artistic space in V. Danilova’s poems is, as a rule, open and limitless. This is probably due to the peculiarities of the author’s worldview, formed in the conditions of the harsh northern region with its unique natural landscapes. The practical significance of our research is due to the possibility of using the results within courses on the history of Russian literature, as well as the literature of indigenous peoples of the North, both in school and university programs.

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