The Poetic Symbol of Gemstone in the Philosophical Articles of Vyacheslav Ivanov

Intersections of lyric and prosaic texts are the significant points in the system of symbols in the works of Vyacheslav Ivanov. The article considers the image-symbol “gemstone” as a method for prosaic texts poetization which helps the author illustrate his philosophical conception more precisely and more capaciously. Vyacheslav Ivanov realizes the potential of the symbol in the system of individual paradigms developing around each stone. The pearl is a symbol of harmony between the world and the spirit, of reflection of the universal essence in a small particle of matter. The diamond is a symbol of heavenly inspiration as the supreme aesthetic sense. The emerald is a symbol of spiritual earthly life. The agate is a sign of presence of the female element dealing with mysteries. In his philosophical works, the author uses gemstone themes in the structure of extended tropes that constitute the paradigms. The pearl goes well with the water theme; the diamond matches the heavenly themes, spiritual giftedness; the emerald is embedded in the paradigm of symbolic meanings of the green colour; the agate fits in the paradigm of the meaning of reflectivity. The essence of the gemstone symbol is not only in the ability to reflect something visible, but also in the ability to keep the hidden, inaccessible to an ordinary sight. The generalized image of gemstone reveals the aesthetic value of artistic expression. The gemstone is a symbol of relation between the visible world phenomena and their transcendent true essence, manifested in the works. A poet and writer, like a miner or a jeweler, needs to discover, mine and process this most real meaning, and then the secret of achieving the ideal will be revealed to the person.

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