Wagner’s motifs in the culture of symbolism: The Ring of the Nibelung vs Parsifal
Wagner’s motifs in the culture of symbolism: The Ring of the Nibelung vs Parsifal
Магомедова Д.М.
Abstract
The article analyses the plot and motif structure of the
texts of the Younger Symbolists and shows that two archetypal plots set by Wagner’s work played the most important role for them. The poetic heritage and life-creative acts of the Symbolists involuntarily reflect the evolution of Wagner’s artistic and philosophical world: from the tragic doom of self-valuable individualistic heroics to the Christian ethics of sacrificial self-denial, from the imagery and plot of The Ring of the Nibelung to Parsifal.
Keywords
Russian symbolism; R. Wagner; A.A. Blok; Andrei Bely; E.K. Metner; F. Liszt; Klingzor; Kundry; life-creative act
