Abstract:
The aim of this research is to reveal the specificity of NATURE concept with regard to its textual realization in American poetry of the 20th century. In accordance with the aim of the paper, the following tasks are set: • to specify the notion of concept in present-day linguistic studies; • to outline specific features of the notion of concept in the framework of contemporary cognitive poetics; • to survey approaches to concept studies in a literary text; • to specify the verbal means of NATURE concept representation in American 20th century poetry; • to define figurative means of NATURE concept realization in American poetic texts of the 20th century.
