Method and Style of Religious and Philosophical Criticism of Vasily Rozanov.

The appearance of a significant and new figure in criticism cannot be accidental. Criticism as a specific form of activity presupposes an equally special mindset for which somewhat different tasks are important than, for example, for a philosopher, an artist or a scientist. The purpose of the present article is to show how the specific method of working with text and the unique literary style of Rozanov determined his way from philosophy to criticism. Methodological principles and stylistic features are discovered in V. Rozanov's literary and critical heritage, which later become attribute features of Russian religious and philosophical thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]