The way to understanding oneself… (image of the poet and concept of poetry in Russian lyrics of the XVIIIth century)

The purpose of the article is to analyze the early stage of forming the image of the poet and the artistic representation of poetry in Russian lyrics of the mid-18th century. On the example of the work by M.V. Lomonosov’s, the poem “Conversation with Anacreon”, the specificity of poetological declarations in the literary theory of Russian classicism is characterized. “Conversation with Anacreon” by Lomonosov is analyzed as a holistic text; the motives, that unite it, represent the concept of poet and poetry, which laid the foundation for the subsequent development of the Russian poetological lyrics.