Philological reflection on the book “Poetry in the digital epoque. Entelechy of culture (essays on love)”: ontological status of the poet of XX century

The object of the article is the phenomenon of modern poetry. The subject of the research is the relationship between the poet of the 21st century and his ontological status in the digital epoque. The material for the work is the monograph edited by professor of cultural studies M. A. Dudareva “Poetry in the Digital Age. Entelechy of Culture (Essays on Love)”. At the center of the hermeneutic and comparative analysis stands intent academic reading of cult poets referred to the almanac “Poetry Day - 21st Century”. The ontological self of the poet of the 21st century is revealed, emerging through the dominance of screen culture and the triumph of simulacrum. The relevance of the research is due to the need to build a communicative bridge between the avid reader and the modern poet dialoguing with tradition and being estranged from the pop culture. The author of the study pays great attention to natural, archetypal symbols (road, sun, river, rain, winter), metaphorically explaining by them the state of modern poetry. In contrast to the pop idols of 21 century poetry, the culture is undergoing a process of slow but sure return to the poet's ontological self, without the harmful influence of the digitalization. This process requires deep philological reflection.