A "BOOK-FRIEND" METAPHOR IN THE RUSSIAN LITERATURE OF THE GOLDEN AGE
The article is devoted to the genesis and axiology of the «book-friend» metaphor in The article is devoted to the genesis and axiology of the «book-friend» metaphor in Russian literature of the early 19th century. The genetic source of this metaphor is seen in the ancient world - the culture of the Roman Empire. The article reveals the originality and artistic function of the inverse metaphor: «the reader is a friend of the book». The significance of the «book-friend» metaphor in the literature of the Golden Age is determined: its infrequent use is explained by the poets' enthusiasm for the feast culture of Ancient Greece, for a lively conversation with a contemporary.