Языковые особенности повести о Выдропусской иконе Божией Матери

Abstract

The second half of the last century is characterized by an increased interest in the literature of Ancient and Medieval Russia. Since the 40s, a large number of fundamental studies dedicated to various works before the time of Peter the Great have appeared. This attention was accompanied by a more thorough study of the Church Slavonic language itself: its spelling, morphology and, of course, vocabulary, as evidenced by the work begun in the 70s on compiling a dictionary of the Russian language of the 11–17th centuries. But, unfortunately, many literary monuments still remain unaddressed by scientists. This article will provide a brief overview of the linguistic features of the hagiographic work of the end of the 16th century – the story of the Vydropus Icon of the Mother of God. First of all, the article will note the stylistic features that the author of the narrative drew on, the vocabulary, morphological and syntactic specific features. All these will be compared with the changes in the language and literature taking place at that time. At the same time, hagiographic and hymnographic texts are singled out as sources, from which the authors of hagiographic works often drew meaningful material. The study of such issues allows us to present a more detailed picture of the changes taking place in Russian literature and the prevailing trends in it during the selected period. This obtains a particular significance in case the literary monument in question is understudied, because this makes it possible to introduce new information into scientific circulation.