Artistic Reception of the Gospel Parable of the Sower in Russian Poetry of the 19th Century

Aim. To reveal the typology of the poetic reception of the Parable of the Sower in Russian poetry of the XIX century. This goal determined the following tasks: to identify the paradigmatic religious code of the Parable of the Sower, to analyze the artistic forms of its reception, to clarify the individual genre and stylistic solutions of Russian poets in the development of motives and images of the gospel parable.Methodology. An analysis of lyrical corpus of A. S. Pushkin, E. A. Borotynsky, A. S. Khomyakov, N. G. Ogarev, N. A. Nekrasov is presented. The choice of these diverse poets helps to reveal the conceptual nature of the cultural code of the Parable of the Sower for the Russian artistic consciousness, the versatility of the artistic reception of the gospel source. The cultural-historical method, the method of comparative analysis, as well as methods of holistic and intertextual analysis are used. The main content of the study is the analysis of the development of prophetic ministry motifs, summing up life results, spiritual peace and freedom.Results. The analysis showed the significance of the Parable of the Sower for the Russian artistic consciousness and its inextricable connection with the national concepts of spiritual freedom and peace. According to the results of the study, a conclusion was made about the commonality, continuity and individual differences of Russian poets in the reception of the Parable of the Sower. Evangelical allusions and reminiscences in the works of Russian poets reveal the Christian metaphysics of immortality, acquire an eschatological orientation.Research implications. The work makes a definite contribution to the study of the genre of the parable in the history of Russian literature, to the understanding of artistic religiosity and philosophical character of Russian classical literature. The materials of the publication can be used in university teaching of the history of Russian literature and preparing notes to lyrical texts.