THE MYTHOLOGICAL AND POETICAL SPACE OF THE REALM OF CHAOS IN THE EPIC POEM ‘PARADISE LOST' BY JOHN MILTON
The article deals with the specifics of the representation of the Realm of Chaos in the epic poem ‘Paradise Lost' by John Milton's. Attention is paid to the determination of the Realm of Chaos in the universe concept in the poetic world of the poem. Chaos is analyzed as important material for the creation of the worlds in Milton's cosmogony. The basic features of mythological and poetical space of Chaos are considered to be the metaphor of a boundless ocean, the absence of light and space-time organization. The article also deals with the specifics of representation of Satan, wandering over the vast abyss of Chaos on the way to Earth, and Anarch and Nights as the figures-representatives of the Realm of Chaos.