Archetypes In Portrait Of Dorian Gray
Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde's novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray"
The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol's "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter, an analysis of the archetype in Gogol's story was conducted, we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde's novel by the same characteristics:
• the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues;
• reflection of aesthetic problems in it;
• ekphrasis and the subsequent influence of the portrait on art.
Regarding the first point, in both works, it is a question of irreversible change of personality, its transformation from the noble into the vicious on the example …show more content…
The original of the painting is now in the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.
Conclusion
The archetype of the animated picture is closely connected with the period of N.V. Gogol and O. Wilde, he used writers in front-line situations and absorbed a whole complex of philosophical problems reflecting the ethical-aesthetic quest of different times. Thanks to the inclusion of archetypes in the works, the latter was recognized as aesthetic manifestos of the epochs.
Despite the differences in the vision of the artist's tasks in the world, Gogol's and Wilde's Portraits unites a number of moral positions, in particular, the recognition that it is impossible to transgress moral laws for the sake of enjoyment. Similar phenomena create a kind of dialogue between epochs and literary trends.
It is interesting that in these works the vice of one hero was caused by the phenomenon, for another hero ordinary. For example, the destructive concept for Dorian was beauty, Chartkov co-existed with her in harmony. And vice versa: Charkov's attraction to money led to the death of the artist, on the rise of Dorian wealth was more likely to have a positive
The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol's "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter, an analysis of the archetype in Gogol's story was conducted, we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde's novel by the same characteristics:
• the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues;
• reflection of aesthetic problems in it;
• ekphrasis and the subsequent influence of the portrait on art.
Regarding the first point, in both works, it is a question of irreversible change of personality, its transformation from the noble into the vicious on the example …show more content…
The original of the painting is now in the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.
Conclusion
The archetype of the animated picture is closely connected with the period of N.V. Gogol and O. Wilde, he used writers in front-line situations and absorbed a whole complex of philosophical problems reflecting the ethical-aesthetic quest of different times. Thanks to the inclusion of archetypes in the works, the latter was recognized as aesthetic manifestos of the epochs.
Despite the differences in the vision of the artist's tasks in the world, Gogol's and Wilde's Portraits unites a number of moral positions, in particular, the recognition that it is impossible to transgress moral laws for the sake of enjoyment. Similar phenomena create a kind of dialogue between epochs and literary trends.
It is interesting that in these works the vice of one hero was caused by the phenomenon, for another hero ordinary. For example, the destructive concept for Dorian was beauty, Chartkov co-existed with her in harmony. And vice versa: Charkov's attraction to money led to the death of the artist, on the rise of Dorian wealth was more likely to have a positive