APOCALYPSE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENDLESS SUFFERING: REVISING THE ORIGINS OF THE ARTISTIC CONCEPTUALISATION OF HISTORY AND ART

The article considers the final book of Bible, Book Revelation, to be defining for artistic vision history, formed in space European culture. With reference N. Frye’s paradigm, analyses individual motifs interpretation which is particular importance context development literature, particular, terms vectors conceptualization history. According picture created symbolically consistent with Old Testament and evangelical preaching, each person humanity as a whole are faced choice between catastrophic end history qualitative transformation time that may come result people’s spiritual efforts, opting repentance purification. ability symbols Revelation convey meanings relevant interpreters new historical era accentuates problem understanding events reflection on course culture genesis, primarily discourse. characterizes mechanisms general existence, involved process literary creation, derived from religious worldview, art preserving connection latter at level symbolization depicted. C. G. Jung’s depth psychology, archetypes collective unconscious perceptible symbolic constructions art, emphasizing meaning-making processes deeply rooted experiences, their mythologizing/identification. In this context, very phenomenon seems superimposed mythological acquires importance. apocalyptic motif existence fictional world gained decisive literature postmodern interpreted derivative simulacrization its separation leading traditions past, syncretic elements