ПЕРЕОСМИСЛЕННЯ ОБРАЗУ БЕАТРІЧЕ У ЛІТЕРАТУРІ МОДЕРНІЗМУ (НА МАТЕРІАЛІ ПОЕЗІЙ «ЗАБУТА ТІНЬ» ЛЕСІ УКРАЇНКИ І «BEATRICЕ» САРИ ТІСДЕЙЛ)

The aim of the article is to analyze the development of the traditional image of Beatrice in poetry by Lesya Ukrainka and Sara Teasdale. The comparative method is used to determine the differe nces in presenting the image of Beatrice and her relationship with Dante in poems by the aforementioned artists. The problems of gender, as seen through the interpretation of t he traditional feminine image, are studied. The role of the symbols, connected w ith this image, is specified. Due to the chosen approach, it is stated that both Lesya Ukrainka and Sara Teasdale reimagine the symbolic image of Beatrice, applyin g modernistic problematics to i t s semantics. However, Lesya Ukrainka`s poem is also marked by the portraying Dante`s civil wife, Gemma Donati, in the context of woman`s self sacrifice. The two images are opposed in her poem. Both poetesses underline the unique female psychology, the value of a woman in the society, and her role in art.