STRONG PERSONALITY’S ARTISTIC AND POETIC REFLECTION IN THE RENAISSANCE EPOCH

Аннотация

This scientific article is aimed at analyzing, identifying and establishing the socio-cultural phenomenon of the individualism of a strong man in the era of the European Renaissance. The concept of “strong personality” in the above context reveals, first of all, the spiritual, moral and volitional qualities of a person to oppose himself to all the hardships and challenges of medieval society and the power of Europe, reflecting his personal experiences and reflections in works of art, poetry, drama and other forms of highly cultured self-expression . KEYWORDS Renaissance, individualism, strong personality, hierarchical structures, internal tension, psychological isolation, symbol, conscious ideal. INTRODUCTION his place in the economic structure of the guild, the psychological structure of the family, the hierarchy of The characterization of Westerners as individualists feudal relations, the moral and spiritual structure of becomes clearer when viewed as a reaction to the church. The channels for expressing emotions medieval collectivism. In the Middle Ages, in the words were social in nature. There were holidays for emotions of Burckhardt, a person “consciously identified himself that united people, and for expressing aggressive as part of his tribe, people, party, family or corporation. emotions, phenomena such as crusades arose. “All realized himself" [1, p. 78]. Each person was aware of Volume 02 Issue 11-2022 43 International Journal Of Literature And Languages (ISSN – 2771-2834) VOLUME 02 ISSUE 11 Pages: 43-51 SJIF IMPACT FACTOR (2021: 5. 705) (2022: 5. 705) OCLC – 1121105677 METADATA IF – 5.914 Publisher: Oscar Publishing Services Servi emotions were placed within the rigid framework of feelings related to certain types, Giotto begins to social norms,” Huizinga wrote. 45]. depict the emotions of specific people. On his canvases you can see the sorrow, joy, passion or surprise of However, according to Huizinga, from the 14th century ordinary people in ordinary life - a father kissing his to his 15th century, the hierarchical structures of daughter, or a mourning man at the grave of his friend. churches and societies that once served as channels for The writer, the artist, who takes pleasure in depicting the expression of emotions and experiences became simple feelings, includes animals in his paintings; the tools for suppressing human vitality. . The final stages pleasure with which Giotto paints trees and stones of the Middle Ages are marked by the desperate use of anticipates the joy in front of simple forms, which is symbols, which are, so to speak, ends in themselves. characteristic of the artists of subsequent centuries. They lack important content, they are divorced from Although Giotto partly remains faithful to medieval reality. The last century of the Middle Ages was symbolism, at the same time, new features characterized by depression, melancholy, skepticism characteristic of the Renaissance appear in his painting and great anxiety. This anxiety manifests itself as a fear - a new humanism and a new naturalism. of death and a general fear of demons and sorcerers[346]. . “It is enough to see the work of Boss The name of Shakespeare is associated with the and Grunwald,” wrote Mannheim. This anxiety found concept of "tragic humanism": awareness of the symbolic expression in the all-pervading fear of tragedy of the individual, forced to fight with society. demons. The individualism of the image of the Almost always this struggle is doomed, but necessary Renaissance magnate was part of a reaction to the and inevitable. Shakespeare fully shared the ideals of degenerate collectivism of the late Middle Ages. the Renaissance, but the central conflict of his plays was determined by the discrepancy between the METHODS Renaissance ideal of man and reality. Society is hostile A new recognition of the value of the individual and to this ideal. new ideas about the relationship between man and A critical attitude towards an imperfect society is nature, which became the main motives of the connected with its attitude towards time, a powerful Renaissance, are figuratively presented in the works of force, which, however, does not correspond to the Giotto. Many scientists believe that the time period principles of the world order, according to the separating Giotto from his teacher, Cimabue, is figurative expression of the playwright: "Time has precisely the beginning of a new historical era. Giotto dislocated the joint." This dooms most of lived during what is called the "first Italian Shakespeare's characters to inevitable death, and even Renaissance" that preceded the Renaissance[4]. In in comedies with a happy ending, the characters go contrast to the symbolic, motionless images of a through severe trials. Most of his heroes strive to person in medieval painting that look directly at the comprehend not only themselves, but also their time, viewer, Giotto has figures that are somewhat turned to and the place o