Li F. Images of “The Divine Comedy” in the composer’s poetics of the romanticism

The thesis is devoted to the embodiment of the images of the monumental literary masterpiece of one of the prominent figures of world literature of an Italian poet Dante Alighieri – “The Divine Comedy” in the historical and cultural musical space. It is noted that it is hardly possible to find another source that would have been so often and in so many ways used, interpreted, specifically reproduced in a similar or other form of art than “The Divine Comedy” by Dante. The modern meme theory is used in relation to the work of Dante Alighieri; the system of ideas of “The Divine Comedy” is formulated as Dante’s meme; the imagery of the Fifth song “Hell” from “The Divine Comedy” by Dante appears in the musical space. Since its creation, “The Divine Comedy” of Dante has inspired mankind to gloomy predictions and the creation of brilliant works of art. A poetic and prosaic embodiment of “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri is characterized. Attention is drawn to the reflection of Dante’s meme in sculpture and painting. It is emphasized that Dante’s meme was no less evident in musical art. The imagery of “The Divine Comedy” by Dante is projected onto the work of F. Liszt. The philosophy of Dante is emphasized as having an exceptional influence on the formation of the composer’s worldview. The history and life context of reference of P. Tchaikovsky to Dante are examined, the creation of musical essays with the famous lines from “The Divine Comedy” in the works of the composer, which are presented in the study by Dante’s meme, are considered. It is noted that S. Rachmaninoff also did not avoid the influence of “The Divine Comedy” by Dante. Through the prism of Dante’s meme the drama of the opera “Francesca da Rimini” is analyzed. The genre and stylistic parallels of Liszt-Dante, Tchaikovsky-Dante, Rachmaninoff-Dante are determined.