Duality as a root of loneliness in the genre of mono-opera on the example of “The human voice” by F. Poulenc

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to consider the nature of loneliness and selfhood in the context of the philosophies of dualism and absolutism, to compare the classical conflict theatre and the spiritual theatre of integrity; to reveal the psychological reasons for the self-destructive behaviour of the female character of F. Poulenc's "The Human Voice". The research methodology is a combination of different approaches, such as: interdisciplinary – for the purpose of a broader vision of the problem in the context of the research topic, analytical – for the purpose of qualitative comparison of the obtained data on concepts, as well as observation – for the purpose of identifying the causes of the problem. Scientific novelty. In the article the psychological reasons for the self-destructive behaviour of the female character of F. Poulenc's mono-opera "The Human Voice" are revealed for the first time, the nature of the loneliness and selfhood in the context of the philosophies of dualism and absolutism is considered. Conclusions. In the article the reasons for the self-destructive behaviour of the character of the Woman in the mono-opera "The Human Voice" were revealed. Having considered the phenomenon of self-destruction as one of the drives in the theory of dualism and its manifestations in the socio-cultural circle, we came to the conclusion that loneliness leads to separation, selfhood – to absolutism and integrity. Comparing the classical theatre of conflict and the spiritual theatre of integrity, concluded that conflict in the theatre narrows the perception of the audience, promoting duality in their worldview. While the spiritual theatre of integrity has a healing function, harmonising all the internal processes of the viewer through the actor.