Philosophical and aesthetic meaning of the image / title of O. Dovzhenko’s film story “Enchanted Desna”

The Subject of the study is philosophical and aesthetic aspect title film story “Enchanted Desna”. purpose to find out author’s intention, clarify problem idea work based on deciphering its title. established interpretations Desna” in Dovzhenko studies need be revised. widespread understanding this text a populist way contradicts or at least does not include interpretive possibilities provided by poetics. for re-reading context today makes relevant. Linguistic, aesthetic-typological, comparative, phenomenological methods were used research. novelty research lies original interpretation key image famous work. Results. starting point Dovzhenko’s semantics passive participle “enchanted” connection with mirror motive self-discovery. This cannot adequately understood outside H. Skovoroda’s heritage. Indirectly through Skovoroda, learns develops Plato’s ideas concept calokagatia. He modernizes ancient beauty realm creativity. Knowledge turns identical self-knowledge, discovery creation. In accordance latest utopias, man assigned role demiurge. If we take into account that truth, then (humanity) also recognized as creator truth. new humanism was nourished atmosphere national Renaissance, Marxist Nietzschean ideas. It claimed central art formation personality. an immerses soul processes purification, personalization, self-knowledge knowledge world, comprehension / creation beauty-truth. artist’s mission awaken each person their alternative self, or, according inner help art. future, it necessary other versions self-recognition Ukrainian foreign writers trace influence magnum opus novelist 60s.