The Image of Tsarskoye Selo and the Methods of its Linguistic Embodiment in the Story "City of Muses" by E. F. Hollerbach
The article examines the linguistic means of embodying the image of Tsarskoye Selo, created by E. F. Hollerbach in the story "City of Muses". The main collections of texts dedicated to Tsarskoe Selo are named. The analysis of the work "City of the Muses" is preceded by a review of literary and interdisciplinary studies devoted to various aspects of the study of the Tsarskoye Selo text. The present study was carried out using semantic and stylistic analysis, historical and cultural analysis, and a comparative analysis of artistic images and methods of their embodiment is also used. This work traces the evolution of the image of Tsarskoe Selo in Russian literature, as it is presented in the story of Gollerbach. The presentation of the material is structured according to the chronological principle, in accordance with the logic of the author's presentation. In the text of the story, various lexical layers are highlighted, representing different components of the image of Tsarskoe Selo in different periods of the life of the city and different periods of the history of Russian literature. The role of certain lexical means in the creation of the author's interpretation of the image of the city is revealed. Particular attention is paid to the lexemes-nominees of the city, the image of the Tsarskoye Selo landscape. The author analyzes the perceptual vocabulary and its role in creating the image of Tsarskoe Selo. The importance of certain lexical units in reading the image of the city is emphasized. In the analyzed work, intertextual connections are investigated, individual observations of the methods of introducing someone else's text into the text of the story and its functions in the text are presented. The ways of creating an associative field of antiquity in the text are shown. The traditional elements of the image of Tsarskoye Selo are highlighted, the continuity in the methods of creating this image is shown, and against this background - that special, new thing that E.F. Hollerbach in understanding and portraying Tsarskoe Selo. The transformations of the image of Tsarskoe Selo in the image of Gollerbach correlate with the stages of development of the palace and park ensemble, with the stages of development of the city. Separate remarks concern the reception of the image of Tsarskoe Selo, created by Gollerbach.