perception of the world

The article offers philological and religious as well as aesthic analyses of literary works; they enable the reconstruction of the dominant categories of poets’ perseption of the world; on their basis the embodiment and metamorphoses of the Cristian code in the poetic text can be elicted.

The article analyses Kuzebay Gerd’s creative work that had been developing at the turn of the centuries. The events of this period impacted the artistic consciousness of the Udmurt poet. Painfully perceived historic disasters are reflected in the tragic world-view of his works.

The article considers the influence of the forms of the psychological phenomenon of perception on writers’ aesthetic systems. Visual and audio types of perception are reflected in fiction in the most consistent and systemic manner. Different authors exhibit variations in their correlation: either the visual or the acoustic type prevails.