THE MOTIF-IMAGE WORLD OF DMITRY TAGANOV’s LYRICS

Abstract

The article examines the artistic specificity of the lyrics of Erzyan poet Dmitry Taganov, analyzes the motif-image system of his poetic experiments, defines the author's place in the modern national poetic system, points out the individual-author concepts that enrich Mordovian poetry. The most common constants of the author's poetry are outlined: the image of home which reveals the inner state of a lyrical hero, recreates the surrounding reality, indicates the ongoing transformation of human existence; his mother tongue, love and care for which is one of the creative dominants for the poet. The poet's great interest towards the theme of home is revealed through the images of close people and landscape, through which he recreates a picture of his second homeland and highlights the feelings of a lyrical hero. The description of seasons helps Taganov to reveal his state of mind. The analysis of the poet's lyrics allows us to state that the poet, possessing an individual poetic style, reveals the inner world of a lyrical hero and recreates the surrounding reality in a concise form and memorable artistic means.