The Assessment of “Sick Talent” as an Oxymoron

Based on the material of the epistolary of the 90s of the 19^th century, N.S. Leskov's perception of the oxymoron characteristic "sick talent" in relation to his personality and creativity is comprehended; the volume of semantics of the word "talent" in the writer's mental and linguistic complex is analyzed as one of the means of broadcasting the concept of "Giftedness".

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