Folklore and Mythological Motifs and Images in the Lyrical Poetry by Viktor Rydberg

The article devoted to the folklore and mythological motifs and images in the poetry by Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895). The influence of the Romantic tradition traces in his literary style.The Romantic authors of the early 19th century specifically turned to the national folklore and scandinavian mythology, and Rydberg comes after them. But Romanticists tend to stilization of folksongs, and folklore and mythologicalmaterial is inherently valued for them. This feature is not inherent to the post-Romantic poetry. The analysis of poems by Rydberg revealed that using folklore and mythological images and motifs as metapohors and allegories is a specifics of the style of his poetry. The author expresses his feelings about social and phylosophical promlems of the century through them.