СТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ИНСТИТУТА РЕЦЕНЗИРОВАНИЯ В РУССКОЙ КРИТИКЕ (2-Я ПОЛОВИНА XVIII – НАЧАЛО XIX В.)
FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF REVIEWING IN RUSSIAN CRITICISM (SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH – EARLY 19TH CENTURIES)

Summary/Abstract: The article concentrates on the origin of the genre of review in Russian criticism. In contrast to other studies on this topic that have existed in the history of criticism and journalism, this paper highlights the functional and pragmatic aspects of the first experiences in reviewing. The analysis is devoted to such issues as the formation of the institution of literature, the development of journalism, the status of the writer, and the democratization of artistic consciousness. The paper reveals that the period from the second half of the 18th till the early 19th century was marked by the recognition of the importance of the genre for literature development, the formation of the reader’s taste, and the foundation of the theory of reviewing. At the same time, the pragmatics of the genre has long retained the rejection of critical evaluation. As a result of the research, the evolution of the genre of review in the history of Russian literature and journalism is retraced.

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