Stylistic Factors of “Ornamental Prose” in Work of I. A. Goncharov

Literature of the “golden age” Russian literature, as a rule, was not considered in terms ornamentality, with exception some works by A. S. Pushkin, N. V. Gogol, P. Chekhov. The relevance article is determined fact that “ornamentality” makes it possible to identify features poetics throughout entire career I. Goncharov. scientific novelty lies author refers little-studied problem pottery - “ornamental prose”, study which allows touching on unidentified issues rhythm. Some ornamental means mainly material “small” prose Goncharov analyzed article. concludes writer uses various figures repetition, based semantic redundancy, and means, focused symmetry. concept polyrhythm introduced relation rhythmic structure Thus, rhythm created “braiding”, principle symmetry artistic techniques prose” “rhythmic observed. All this text overcome its formal content entropy, determines uniqueness Goncharov’s “ornamentality”.