Creativity and Myth Making in Moscow Texts by A.S. Dolmatov

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of creativity and myth making in the Moscow texts by A. Dolmatov. The research is aimed at studying the authors ideas about his lyrical hero and the formation of the narrators self-portrait. A. Dolmatovs texts are dedicated to Moscow and the urban way of life, since it is the Moscow theme that is the sense-making component in the writers work. The article presents a brief history of rap poetry formation in Russia in the XXI century. The main features of problematics and poetics of A. Dolmatovs texts are analyzed. The task is to trace the evolution of the authors ideas on poetics and the meaning of rap as a genre of literature. The relationship of Dolmatovs lyrical hero with the city of roads, Moscow, defines the development of the authors work in alternative poetry of the 21 century.

Keywords

• rap-poetry
• moscow text
• modern poetry
• underground poetry
• myth creation