Features of Functioning of Bacchic Vocabulary in Novel of D. S. Merezhkovsky “Peter and Alexei”

The features of the situation wine drinking, its individual author’s interpretation in D. S. Merezhkovsky’s novel “Peter and Alexei” are considered. relevance study is connected, firstly, with inclusion circle studies related to idiostyle, secondly, determining influence views author-symbolist on representation details everyday life, particular drinking wine. material for research was a selection contexts containing Bacchic vocabulary. novelty seen fact that this considered from point view values context historiosophical novel. While traditionally defined as symbolist one, importance expressing religious philosophical author emphasized. It revealed words denoting name dishes (chan, ushat, flyaga, etc.) picture Peter’s “most drunken cathedrals” gives wine-drinking inclusiveness scale. Attention paid symbolic reading wine, it also noted sacred profane constant relationship often have interpretation. indicated vocabulary semantics death introduced into scenes, which sets explicates author's assessment.