INTERTEXTUALITY AS A WAY TO EMBODY THE LITERARY CONCEPTION OF A PERSONALITY IN THE STORY 'THE EARTHLY THINGS' BY D. ERMAKOV

The article examines the role of intertextuality in the disclosure of the literary conception of a personality in the story “The Earthly Things” by D. Ermakov. It is ascertained that the writer uses a diverse range of means to create intertextuality: citations, allusions, metatextual links. These techniques contribute to the expansion and enrichment of the content of the story, as well as the embodiment of the conception of a personality in the work. The study of the intertextuality of D. Ermakov’s story is included in a wide literary context. The author emphasizes the connection between the character system of the work and classical Russian literature.