Literatures of the World: Poetics, Mentality and Spirituality
This publication covers the basic problems of literature studies on the materials of the world literatures. The key researching areas of the publication investigate the practical and evolutionary poetics and theoretical poetology, various manifestations of individual, group, social, ethnic and national specifics of artistic thinking (mentality), and the development of existing approaches and the formation of new conceptual spirituality visions of the world literatures, which are considered to be one of the most difficult problems.
Theatrical theme in the letters of M. Kropyvnytskyi to A. Markovych through the prism of their personal relations
The article examines a number of Kropivnitskyi’s letters to Antonina Markovich, which through the prism of personal relationships mailing highlights the problems in the early 1880s faced then Poltava Ukrainian amateur theater and performing arts in general. It is emphasized that in these letters the future founder of the luminaries of the theater servesasan outstanding actor and director.
"Alternative history" as a factor of the genre transformation in the modern novel
The article gives a broad outline of the notion «the alternate story», the reasons of in creasing its influence in postmodern art and a variety of its functions in different types of fiction prose ranging from fantasy and myth to biographical and historical assumption.
Epic style: from classical (strict) to free (mixed)
This article discusses the principles of early classic (strict) epic style, its formation and development, as well as the origin of the later epic style called free or mixed by A. F. Losev. It is defined the essence of epic style at the present stage, with the emergence of the genre of the novel. It is celebrated living weaving of strict and free epic styles, gravitating to the full display of life, to the objectivity, detachment and calm narration.
On the problem of the system-integral organizing a dramatic work
System analysis explores the formal criteria of literary works, showing the interaction between the elements of the system. Content's factors that make up a high level of artistic literary work, providing artistry only if it’s most comprehensive formal expression. The purpose of this article is to define the concept of system-integrated organization dramatic work. System analysis of a literary work searches factor of forming system and proves the system through the study of literary works between all elements together and bring them regarding the functionality of the main creative units (factor of forming system). On the example of dramatic works of Ivan Tobilevych we trace how all the elements in play organized in system. The results serve as a basis for the study of Ivan Tobilevych’s drama in terms of system analysis. Analysis of system-integrated organization of Tobilevych's drama is extremely important area of research.
The "money" concept in the dramatic work "One Hundred thousand" by Ivan Karpenko-Karyi
In the article the features of the nature and content of the concept of «money» in the dramatic work of Ivan Tobilevich «Нundred thousand». The main focus is on revealing definite features of the concept and its functional characteristics, represented within the text of a work of art drama.
Gogol's topos in the visions of Ukrainian writers (based on the works of Yu. Yanovskyi, O. Zvychaina, V. Mynk, Y. Scherbak)
The article analyzes the interpretation peculiarities of Gogol's topoi by the Ukrainian writers of the second half of the ХXth century. The semantic dominants of imitation and assimilation of Gogol's picture of the world are defined. Literary versions of Gogol's text are analyzed according to the context in which they were created. It is determined that Gogol's topoi are significant for Ukrainian literature due to their informational content.
Structural features of comparisons in the poetic speech of A. A. Tarkovskyi
The article describes the structural types of comparisons that are featured in the individual style of A.A. Tarkovskiy. It is determined that by use of full and partial comparisons the poet quite often significantly renews their shape and structure by varying of sign or image. The lack of any element of comparison commonly results in its polysemy, the possibility of multiple interpretations that allow the reader to participate in the process of creating the artistic image and its comprehension. The comparisons used by the poet often involve a micro-plot, at times gaining a symbolic meaning that lays in the implication, while the images of such comparisons gain independent and complete nature.
The color factor in the "female" mystical love novel of Ukraine at the beginning of the XXI century
In this article the regularities of colouristics of the novels «The Evil» by L. Bagrat, «The Persecutor of Clouds» by Dara Korniy, «Buretsvit» by M. Ryapolova, and «Mantra-omana» by V. Granetskaya are analysed. It is discovered the logic of used of coloratives comparatively of these works genre nature, principles of its plot deployment, and also of the specific authors’ accents. It is shown, that the colouristics system plays special role in modeling of the analysed novels mythspace.
Genre modifications of the Ukrainian detective for children and youth
The article examines the genre of detective novel modifications for children and young Ukrainian writers of the late XX – early XXI centuries, their characteristics, the main objects of the image. To focus on signs of a detective for young readers, copyright innovation, especially considering relevant topics and issues, specifics of reception.
Category "event" and "event series" in the system of literary coordinates
The article is devoted to definingthe basics of forming a literary category «event» and «event series». In addition, the text illustrated the essence, the types, the features, the functions of the category «event» that based on analysis of the works of the scientists different time.The author states that the literary researches of the category «event» are particularly relevant today.
Verbs with emotional and evaluative meaning in the poetic language of I.A. Bunin
The article is devoted to the use of the verb of emotional and evaluative attitude in the works by I. A. Bunin, and also the specifics of the implementation of semantic features in the semantic structure of verbal word forms in the context.
La stylistique baroque dans le theatre de Corneille
The article highlights the influence of baroque aesthetics on Cornelius’s drama. The author’s numerous plays preserves baroque traditions on the level of the plot, dramatic emotions and the concept of characters. The usage of theatrical baroque devices has been researched as a means of reflecting variability and dynamics of life, contradictions and antinomies of the epoch.
Thematic and genre and style features of early prose by Arthur Schnitzler
The article deals with the origins of the poetics of aesthetic and ideological sources of creativity Arthur Schnitzler (1862 – 1931). Revealed the basic artistic principles that define the genre and stylistic features of works of art lingvostilistik techniques, thematic meaning of the dominant prose of the Austrian writer.
Dramatic conflict in the drama "The Lonely" by G. Hauptmann
The attempt is made to analyse the structure of dramatic conflict in the drama “Lonely People” of G. Hauptmann in the article. The peculiarities of character creating and problem of genre originality are studied through the prism of texts of naturalistic drama. Permanent features of playwrights’ poetics, the immanent structure of the conflict design, its content dominating ideas and determining features are studied. At the same time the article provides insights into the aesthetic and philosophical evolution of the playwright’s literary thinking.
Postmodern means of making short prose V. Danylenko
In the article the genre and style specification of short story of V. Danilenko is analyzed through the prism of postmodernism; theme, figurative and individual copyright dominants of novelistic genre are observed, so the writer is experimenting with his genre variations and modifications within postmodern discourse.
About the problem of author's consciousness ("modes of being", characteristic, typology)
In the article we locally cover the problem of author's consciousness, define a typology of author’s “modus of being”. In the paradigm of Ukrainian Novel Studies of 20-30-ies of XX century we define convergent, divergent and authoritarian types of author’s consciousness as the dominant representative.
Theatrical reviews by Stepan Vasilchenko: genre and style features
The article deals with Stepan Vasylchenko’s theatrical reviews, which have been first published on the pages of the edition “Rada”. In the research considerable attention is focused on the language, compositions of reviews, which represent the individual style of the author, and also on grounding of artistic value of plays, performances by Stepan Vasylchenko. The author of the article outlines the specificity of the review process and reviewer’s tasks.
Archetype of the shadow in the novel "Death" by B. Antonenko-Davydovych
In the article writer analyzes the novel “Deth”of B. Antonenko-Davidovich, the Ukrainian writer of XX century, from the position of representation of the archetype Shadow. This allows to note down the novel into the literary context and at the same time to understand the primary source of national and individual consciousness. Archetypal analysis work contributes to the deverbalization of content and outlining the author's intentions more clearly.
the semantic multidimensionality of the Decembrist poems by N.N. Aseiev
Интерпретация стихотворений «Синие гусары» и «Декабрьский туман» Н. Асеева в контексте художественной идеологии Петербургского текста русской литературы, а также с учетом смыслов пушкинских реминисценций в их структуре выявляет внутреннюю противоречивость созданных поэтом образов декабристов и лирического субъекта, обусловливает смысловую многомерность текста.
Artistic biography and biographical memoirs: interconnection of discourses (on the material of artistic biographies of French authors)
The article is devoted to comparative study of literary biography and memoirs as kinds of the documentary literature. Their general and different typological traits are analyzed too. The author of the article investigates the process of crossing of literary biographical and memoirs discourse in text level of literary biography, changes of text narrative techniques by reason of author’s invasion of literary biographical story space.
Dialogic reader mindset in the novel by E. T. A. Hoffmann " The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr"
The article is dedicated to the study of the author′s dialogical aim at the reader in the novel «The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr» by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The author says there are a lot of questions left without any answer, but the same time they are open filled connotations that have same sense. The task of the reader is to make these connotations clear and fill up the «gaps», that is, Hoffmann is a representative of the 19th century, but modeling the text, correspond to modern theories of reception.
Linguistic and mental representation of the state concept in the Ukrainian aphoristic space
The article deals with the linguistic and mental STATE concept represented in the Ukrainian aphorisms stock. The paper investigates the concept semantics content revealed inthe individual author's expressions with nuclear and peripheral components. The article is also focused on some techniques and devices used to achieve appropriate stylistic effect.
Genesis of the symbolism concept in the works of Olexandr Oles
The article examines the formation of the artistic and aesthetic conception of Olexander Oles’s symbolism of the west european tradition.
Visual and artistic semantics of Gorky's short stories
The article focuses on the moral principles M. Gorky stories from the series «In Russia». Given the conflicting views of M. Gorky of morality in society, the author tries to defend the position of the writer's understanding of the philosophical and ethical problems in his stories.
"The Wings of the Cloud Color" by Dara Korniy and Tala Vladimirova: The Problems of the tradition and innovation in the novel
In this article the prevailing of the traditional paradigm signs in the novel «The Wings of Colour of Clouds» by Dara Korniy and Tala Vladmyrova is proved. The system kinship of the novel with the foreign analogues of the city fantasy on the image, the motif-plot and the mythopoetic levels is accented. The general tendencies of development of the Ukrainian fantasy prose and Dara Korniy’s novels roll-call are confirmed.
German vector in the creative herritage of Wislawa Shymborska
The article is devoted to defining the role of German theme in the poetry of Wislawa Szymborska creative features. The author of the article made comparative analysis of some elements of the poetics of Polish writer and the German poet Heinrich Heine. Determine the total and perfect in the use of poetic literature of the two writers, revealing the theme of love.
Transformation of postmodern poetics in the dramatic art works of Anna Bagriana
In this article on the material of Anna Bagriana’s plays transformational changes in writer’s works are demonstrated, as well as despite of existence in analyzed drama works of some elements of postmodern poetics, attempts are made to prove their belonging to a brandnew literary direction. Instead of postmodern deconstruction and perception of the world as chaos Anna Bagriana offers the reader a range of harmonizing principles, which are able to save a disappointed man of XXI century from the absurdity of life, the total loneliness and even the fear of death. Playwright resumes scale of human values, revives the historical memory, returns faith in the greatness of man, its kindness, sincerity, emphasizes the important role of the art and artists in the life of society.
The novel "Marusia" by V. Shklar as a combination of a biography and a quasi-biography
The heroine of the novel by V. Shkliar Marusya appears as a talented military leader, fighting for the independence of Ukraine, despite many obstacles and difficulties to achieve the purpose because of which her father, brothers, village fellows sacrifised their lives. The novel «Marusya» in that part which relates directly the chieftain activities are fully documented, because it is based on the memoir materials and real facts. Here you can talk about it as a biographical novel. The same story line that connects the main character and Myron Girnyak, is based mostly on fiction and author’s fantasy. You can definitely speak about quasi-biography.
Drama "Mazepa" by I. Karpenko-Karyi on the background of the literary and socio-political life of the XIXth century
The article deals with the comparative analysis of drama I. Karpenko-Kary «Mazepa» with the poems by O. Pushkin «Poltava» and K. Ryleev «Wojnarowskiy». It is argued that using the plot of Pushkin's «Poltava», Ukrainian playwright wrote a new original work, which has created two images of the Central character (the image of Mazepa-man and the image of Mazepa-policy), which to some extent opposed to each other.
P. Tychyna and R. M. Rilke: poetic prayer of the artists
The article analyzes meaning of prayer in the poetry of Pavlo Tychyna and Rainer Maria Rilke. Emphasis is drawn to the image of God in the verses of poets and modification of the genre in the biblical prayer, the prayer of appeal, prayer request, prayer dialogue.