''Burial ceremony of mundane people'' (XVI century) and its tradition in the poetry of G.R. Derzhavin

Ritual and ceremonial texts ("ceremonials") of Ancient Russia is a special genre form, which had a definite practical purpose: to provide a detailed description of designing process in the practice of ceremonial for ideal universe, to replace the one world (imperfect) others given to harmony. It is a specific layer in the ancient book-learning, which were sealed presentation about the world and man's place in it. It can be said that the "ceremonials" created the picture of a harmonious world, the foundation of which was the principle of the hierarchy. This world created by the "ceremonials", was thought as existing forever, and people had to enter at this time, to subdue the eternal today. In connection with this, another problem that has been solved by the "ceremonials" was designing everyday life in the solemn eternal forms. The "ceremonial" was to give people an opportunity to feel a sense of ownership with the eternal time, sanctified by God. The article deals with the interaction of the documentary and literary traditions in the national literature. On the example of intertextual interaction of ode by G.R. Derzhavin "On the Death of Prince Meshcherskij" and church ritual text " Burial ceremony of mundane people " (XVI c.), the process of creative processing ritual text in the era of modern times was shown. The complex of artistic motifs was named, sounding in G.R. Derzhavin's ode brought in from the ritual text of the XVI century. The idea of the ode motivic complex formed through borrowing from liturgical sources of the main motifs: sleep (lulling to sleep), the transience of time was provided. Considering G.R. Derzhavin's ode with which he began a "new way" of the poet, in the proposed manner allows seeing really anticipated poetry. The poetry, which will tend to feel person unity with God, the poet with the Creator. In this case, we again see how the tradition of church ceremonial texts in a new historical situation performed initial function of the ''ceremonials'' - to show the ways for achieving harmony with the human world by the person, gaining ownership of the eternal.

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