Features of the Interpretaition of Light and Color in the Philosophy and Literature of Symbolism

Abstract

This article is devoted to the discoveries of poets, writers and symbolist philosophers in the field of color symbolism and its new content. Saturation with a new meaning of human existence, the search for spiritual support, reflections on the human soul and the fate of Russia — these are the main topics with which the understanding of color turned out to be interconnected. On the example of the analysis of the philosophical and literary activities of outstanding thinkers of the late XIX — early XX century, the main ideas of a difficult time for Russia are considered. The analysis of color symbolism in the work of Vl. Solovyov, A. Bely, D. Merezhkovsky and F. Sologub made it possible to give a comparative description of the images-symbols presented in the works of prominent thinkers. The range of topics in the philosophy and literature of the Silver Age is unusually wide. Significant was the interest of the authors in mythology and religion (the spiritual life of a person), in social life, in the creative activity and personality of a person: in his inner life, thoughts and experiences. The world of the soul and the world of thought were colored by philosophers and poets of the Silver Age in different colors. A fine line of interaction between the soul and the human mind has been discovered. An intuitive approach helped thinkers to understand and decipher the most complex phenomena of the surrounding world and the inner life of a person. That is why the images of poetry and prose were not always distinct and clear. They acquired a multi-level nature and developed into signs, symbols of the era. The processes of change in the perception of the world, which characterize the Silver Age, almost simultaneously occurred not only in literature and philosophy, but also in the visual arts, architecture and musical art.