“Le plus national et le plus populajre”: Language of Krylov’ Fables (To the 250-th Krylov’s Anniversary)
https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2019-80-1-64-71
Abstract
This article discusses the lexical and syntactic features of I.A. Krylov’s fable texts. I.A. Krylov’s literary art is analysed against the context of a creative competition between the old and new styles of Russian literature in the first third of the 19th century. A particular focus of this article is on the analysis of Krylov’s contribution to the standardisation of the Russian literary language, as well as to the outlining of the directions of its further development. The specific linguistic features of Krylov’s literary style are revealed and illustrated.
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Dmitrii A. RomanovRussian Federation
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For citations:
Romanov D.A. “Le plus national et le plus populajre”: Language of Krylov’ Fables (To the 250-th Krylov’s Anniversary). Russian language at school. 2019;80(1):64-71. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2019-80-1-64-71