Interpretation of the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice in Dino Buzzati’s “Poema a fumetti”

Abstract

The article briefly describes Dino Buzzati’s biography and his creative path, like one of the most important Italian writer of the second half of the 20th century. Historical preconditions for the emergence of such a literary work as “Poema a fumetti” are examined, exact genre of the given artistic text, it means the genre of the graphic poem, is determined and the main features of every particular genre are described. Compositional analysis of the poem is carried out, main themes touched by Dino Buzzati are also described, the author’s point of view on the key questions of existential character (life and death, its sense, world order, etc.) is explained and comprehended. In this article a comparative analysis of the classical myth about Orpheus and Eurydice and its interpretation in “Poema a fumetti” is conducted. Main differences between the original myth and the poem are revealed. It is found that the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most popular and it was used in various spheres of world art (in literature, painting, music, sculpture and cinema).