The role of the role of the epigraph to the novel by N. I. Grech "Black Woman"
Nikolai Ivanovich Grech - one of the most influential people of the historical and literary process of the first half of the XIX century. He is the publisher of the firstpatriotic magazine “Son of the Fatherland”, a teacher, the author of several textbooks on the grammar of the Russian language, a talented writer, who needs to return an objective assessment of his life philosophy and creativity. The article presents a study of the intratextual role of the epigraph from the novel “The Black Woman” by N. I. Grech. Inaccurate quote from the N. M. Karamzin's poem “Epistle to Dmitriev...” reflects the literary, historical and cultural views of the author of the novel. The epigraph is regarded as an important element of the structural and semantic organization of the text, expressing the basic conflict, the theme, denoting the relation to the common cultural system. The epigraph sets the Keywords, forming the basic mood and emotional tonality of the novel. This approach contributes to the understanding of the author's position, which is related to Grech's closeness to Karamzin in perceiving the vices of the outside world and a clear view of good and evil.