ART LANDSCAPE SCIENCE IN GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION
The paper deals with the history, current state and prospects of using the descriptive method in geographical science. We identify the goals, classify the methods, analyze the conditions of the application of literary techniques in geographical description; the transformations of these techniques, both occurring today and possible in the future, are also analyzed. The subject of geographical description is characterized, its distinctive features are specified. Based on the ideas of Gilles Deleuze, we offer a classification of the methods of obtaining geographical images using the techniques of fiction (image-picture, image-movement, image-crystal). Specific examples show the philosophical and theoretical potential of geographical description. The paper argues that geographical description, using literary techniques, not only has not outlived its usefulness but also has the prerequisites for further development as one of the methods of geographical science.