PROTO-MOTIVE OF THINKING IN DERZHAVIN'S POETRY

Abstract

ThearticleexaminesDerzhavin's poemsdedicated to thinking.Thistopicline has notpreviouslyattracted the attention of researchers.It is revealed in thematerial of a dozenpoemsandinterpretedas a proto-motive– the germ of the motive of thinkinginpoetry of the XVIIIcentury,itsinitialembodiment. It is shownthat the lexemes "thought","mind","understanding"in the age of rationalismenteredthevocabulary of poets,startingwithCantemir.ForDerzhavin, "mind"isoneof the declaredvalues,ofteninunities:mindandheart,mindandconscience,mindandspirit–suchcombinationstestifytoDerzhavin's ideal of a holisticpersonality.He is embodiedin the image ofFelice.Derzhavinmaked the first observations of the mind: a thoughtwhirlinginchimeras, a sleepyconsciousness. The poet's firstthoughtabout the mind (ode"God") is an affirmation of the inability of the mind to comprehendGod.Withthisnegativestatement, the formation of the motive of thinkinginRussianpoetrybegins.Affirming the value of the mindin the absence of itspositivecontentallows us to speakspecificallyabout the proto-motive of thinkingandconnectitwith the rationalnature of thinking of the XVIIIcentury.