Usachova C. The hagiographical and epical intertexts in Natalena Koroleva's prose.

The dissertation is dedicated to analysis of intertestuality of Natalena Koroleva's creative work. First it was described and characterized four basic sources of her works and it was defined the only matatext of author's prose. It was made full investigation of artistic texts and author's commentary of Natalena Koroleva: elucidate the principles of use of sacral (Holy Writ, hagiography), apocryphal, historical texts and oral legends and stories as prototexts; emphasize common and different aspects of concepts "legend" and "story", research peculiarities of literary and religious contexts author's works. Also the original definition of term "hagiographical writing" was made due to detailed study of elements of hagiographical texts' structure and plot. That point made the analysis of intertexts in Natalena Koroleva's prose substantiated.