Prosation of the genre of elegy in the lyrics by N. A. Nekrasov 1840 - 1850s in the context of the Russian elegic tradition

In the given article we undertake the attempt of study actual, not yet sufficiently investigated in modern literary criticism the phenomenon of prosation of lyrics in the creative work of N.A.Nekrasov in example of prosation of the genre of elegy in 1840 - 1850s. The author offers an analysis of transformation of the genre of elegy in the context of the Russian elegic tradition. In the given research we examine the evolution of the lyrical hero, the author's image and the poetical picture of the universe in the lyrics of Nekrasov.