FUNCTIONS OF EKPHRASIS IN O. WILDE’S CYCLE "FANTASIES DECORATIVE"
The article examines the functions of ekphrasis in O. Wilde’s poems “La Panneau” and “Les Ballons” from the cycle “Fantasies Decorative”. In the first poem, the author describes a picture, and in the second one he shares his impressions of actual events. This cycle represents clearly the basic characteristics and creative principles of O. Wilde’s artistic thinking. Both the poems are ekphrastic. Ekphrasis helps a reader to understand the author’s philosophy and artistic conception, represents aesthetic worldview, literary traditions of that time and peculiarities of the poet’s thinking.