THE CONCEPT OF THE R. WAGNER’S GEZAMTKUNSTWERK AS PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY JUSTIFICATION OF MODERN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN ART

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the Gezamtkunstwerk as a socioaesthetic concept, the ultimate goal of which is to implement the spiritual rebirth of humanity and the construction of a harmonious perfect society through artistic arts in the organic synthesis of his species. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the main principles of the theory of R. Wagner on the universal model of art in terms of its practical embodiment in a number of cultural projects of subsequent historical periods. As a result of the analysis of examples of the interpretations of the Gezamtkunstwerk, the author comes to the conclusion that the trend of the merger of various types of arts and their existence in a holistic artistic and creative form is observed in the XXI century.Thus, without offering perfect solutions to the main problems of our reality, Wagner’s concept can help to look at the modern world in a new way, realize all the depth of interconnections in it, and come to the conclusion of the necessity of the revival of mankind in a new quality. Therefore, the idea of spiritual transformation of reality with the help of artistic creativity can be considered relevant not only for the XIX and XX, but also for the XXI century