Existentialism as a philosophic substance of the poetry in the “allegorical epopee” by S. S. Bobrov “the old night of the Universe, or the fartravelling blind”

The article discusses the philosophical substance of the epic poem of S.S. Bobrov. The author reveals the specific approach of the poet to the knowledge supposing the rejection of religious and philosophical doctrines and appeal to the experience of existence. The author deals with the existential thought of S.S. Bobrov in correlation with the philosophical works of the thinkers and writers of existentialism -L.I. Shestov and A. Camus.