Recipe for an Ideal Language: Proezia as a stylistic concept in Sasha Sokolov's "Triptych"

Abstract

The article considers the book of Sasha Sokolov "Triptych", which reflects his views on the language system. The author explores the term "proezia", formulated by the writer, and analyzes the origins of "proetic" stylistics using the example of the work of Gongora, Simeon Polotsky, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, V.V. Nabokov. The results reflect an attempt to establish an analytical order in the lyrical nature of the Sokolov's prose.