The concept of “trevolnenye” (anxiety) in the poetry of A. S. Pushkin

The article examines the Ancient and Christian traditions in Pushkin’s poem “Elegy” of 1830 by means of etymological analysis of the word “trevolnenye”, which is traditionally interpreted as a characteristic of the emotional state of a lyrical character that is “strong excitement”, “anxiety”. The article expands the knowledge concerning the etymology of the word “trevolnenye” which literally means “third wave” from the Greek “τρικυμία”. The history of evolution of the word from the Ancient times to the modern poetic tradition and acquisition of its new metaphorical meanings is of interest. There are examples of the use of the word “trevolnenye” and other sea images in the texts of Ancient authors, the works of the early Christian writers and teachers of the Church. Russian verbal culture was the successor of the Ancient World and Christianity. The article gives the examples of the perception of the Greek word “τρικυμία” in the liturgical texts of the Russian Orthodox Church. Pushkin took into consideration the variety of meanings of the word “trevolnenye” and joined together the Ancient and Christian traditions in his poem “Elegy”.