I.I.HEMNICER AND I.A.KRYLOV: THE FABLE-WRITERS POETICAL RIVAL
The article deals with the works of the prominent fable-writer of the 18th century I.I. Hemnicer. The author makes collation of the fables by Krylov and Hemnicer written on the same plot. In the works of Hemnicer the tradition of La Fontaine can be distinguishly seen. The author reveals the specification of poetic (on the topical, stylish and language levels) which influenced the formation of Krylov as a fablewriter and defines Hemnicer's place in the history of Russian fable as 'a connecting link' between a classical fable and a realistic one.