SYMBOLS OF HEAVEN OBJECTS IN MASTERPIECE BY N.S. GUMILEV: MOON’s SYMBOLS

Abstract

In this article there are the main symbolical meanings of the moon in N. Gumilev's poetry as parts of ‘cosmism’ model. The main semantic groups are represented, similar and opposite meanings of the moon are compared, influence of the biographic facts on interpretation of national folklore is defined, individual and author's concept of lunar "Pale maiden" is proved, the especial importance of travelling as way of world’s researching is showed. The static data defining quantity of mentions of the moon in the poetry are interpreted. The hypothesis of further observations of heavenly bodies and other space object’s interpretation in N. Gumilev's masterpiece as an aspect of individual art model is represented.