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The concept of “creation” and the means of its implementation in lyrics of Y. D. Levitansky // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2024. Issue 4 (234). P. 59-67

The article is devoted to the analysis of the verbalisation of the concept of creativity in the poetry of the outstanding Russian poet of the second half of the twentieth century Y. D. Levitansky. Poems from the poet’s early collections “Leaves are Flying” (1956), “Sides of the World” (1959) and “Earthly Sky” (1963) are considered as the research material. The choice of these poetic texts is due to their insufficient study, as well as the desire to consider in more detail the initial period of Levitansky’s work, important for understanding his work as a whole. In order to achieve the set goal, the study uses the method of solid sampling, observation, semantic-stylistic and contextual analyses. It was established that creativity in the author’s perception appears as a complex process of self-expression, requiring inspiration, diligence and harmony with nature. Y. D. Levitansky describes the analysis of the poet’s inner conflicts, the balance between emotions and reason, as well as the opposition of the author’s individuality and stereotypes in creativity. Emphasis is made on the complex emotions experienced by the poet at the beginning of the creative process. The study reveals the linguistic means representing the concept of creativity: the use of metaphors, epithets and antithesis to convey the internal contradictions and experiences of the poet; repetition of words and phrases to enhance the emotional impact of the text, as well as the use of oxymorons and rhetorical questions to express the complexity and contradictory nature of the creative process. As the study has shown, for Y. D. Levitansky creativity is an integral part of his essence, a way of self-expression and search for meaning in life. The author sees creativity as a source of pain and experience, as well as deep satisfaction. The poet sees creativity as a serious and exciting process that requires complete dedication and concentration, but at the same time brings joy and expectation of something important and meaningful. For Y. D. Levitansky, creativity is an exploration of the inner world, where pencil and paper act as tools to reveal the depths of the human soul.

Keywords: concept “creativity”, interpretation, world picture, lyrics, Y. D. Levitansky

Lexical regulativity of poetic texts by Yu.D. Levitansky as a key to understanding his value picture of the world // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2026. Issue 1 (243). P. 61-69

The study of value concepts in the poetic picture of the world of famous authors relates to the current problems of modern stylistics and linguistics of the text, cognitive linguistics, and the theory of speech communication. Of particular importance is the analysis of the linguistic means by which the poet has a dialogue with the reader and forms moral guidelines. In this context, the analysis of lexical regulativity becomes the key to a deeper understanding of speech influence methods of a poetic text on the addressee, as well as allows us to identify the features of the individual style of Yu.D. Levitansky. The purpose of the article is to analyze the specifics of lexical regulators’ functioning in the poetic texts of Yuri Davidovich Levitansky, realizing the key ideological and ethical attitudes of the author. The theoretical basis of the study was the developments in the field of the theory of regulativity as one of the areas of communicative stylistics. Within the framework of this approach, regulativity is considered as the ability of a text to direct the perception of the addressee, to influence his emotional and intellectual sphere and to build up a dialogue with him on the basis of various linguistic means, primarily lexical ones, as the most significant for expressing the meaning of the text.The material for the analysis are the poems of Yu.D. Levitansky “The Old Woman-Envy”, “Remembrance” (from the collection “Leaves are Flying”, 1956), “The Rightness of Untruth is Deceptive...” (from the collection “Directions of the World”, 1959), “An Attempt at Consolation” (from the collection “Some Day”, 1976). Each of these poetic texts presents such key concepts as “solidarity,” “respect for life,” “moral choice,” and “acceptance of life in all its complexity.” The role of lexical regulators (evaluative vocabulary, emotionally marked words, expressive epithets and metaphors), as well as syntactic structures in the interpretative activity of the reader and his/her involvement in the content is determined. Regulators form an attitude towards an active life position and solidarity with others (the poem “The Old WomanEnvy”); they actualize thoughts about the value of simple things and experience acquired through loss (the poem “Remembrance”); about the significance of truth (in the poem “The truth of untruth is deceptive…”); about accepting suffering as an integral part of life (in the poem “An attempt at consolation”). In the poetry of Yuri Davidovich Levitansky, lexical regulators are used as an important means of aesthetic influence on the reader’s consciousness. Through a system of regulatory means and structures, the poet builds up a dialogue with him, inviting him to moral reflection, involvement and spiritual understanding of life in all its diversity.

Keywords: communicative stylistics, value picture of the world, theory of regulativity, lexical regulativity, regulatory means, regulatory structures, regulatory strategy, Yu.D. Levitansky