About the book: 2023 / The monograph presents the history of the image of the rose in world literature from ancient times to the present day. Over the centuries of its flowering on the pages of works of art and on paintings, the image of a rose has undergone many changes. This queen of flowers accumulated numerous semantics - cult-religious, sensual, historical, heraldic, etc. Over her history, she became a symbol of sin and piety, happiness and suffering, death and rebirth. Even in ancient texts, its dual essence arose - a mystical, allegorical concept and a real plant, widely used in everyday life. The book examines in chronological order the main stages in the formation of the image of the rose in world literature, describes its national characteristics and stylistic nuances. The publication is addressed to literary scholars, linguists, art critics, as well as a wide circle)? readers interested in world culture, and all lovers of floropoetics. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.