MYTHOPOEIC PARADIGM IN ENGLISH BAROQUE DRAMA (JOHN WEBSTER “THE WHITE DEVIL”)

Abstract

The article deals with the mythopoeic analysis of the play of revenge “The White Devil” by John Webster. The historical background of the play is also under examination. The tragedy “White Devil” (1612) is known in the translations by I. Aksenov, T. Potnitseva. The genre of tragedy in the XVII th century reflects the writers’ appeal to the biblical text and its transformation in motives, images, stylistic and generic systems, this tradition is particular important for the baroque writers, the constant feature of the English dramaturgy of the XVIIth century is appeal to the antique mythology and the national cultural heritage.