ІВАН ФРАНКО ПРО БІБЛІЮ ЯК ОСНОВУ КОНСОЛІДАЦІЇ ТА ЄВРОІНТЕГРАЦІЇ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО НАРОДУ
IVAN FRANCO ABOUT THE BIBLE AS THE BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND EUROPEAN INTERGRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN NATION

Summary/Abstract: Despite numerous scientific studies of the role and influence of the Bible on Ivan Franko's prose, the aspect of the writer's frequent use of biblical symbols, motifs, and allusions in his work remains unclear, which has determined the relevance of our research. The purpose of the article is to expl ore the role and place of the Bible as one of the factors of consolidation and European integration of the Ukrainian people through the prism of Ivan Franko's creativity. The choice of research methods is determined by the overall goal, the specific tasks of the work and the specifics of the object under consideration. Leading are hermeneutical, comparative and cultural-historical methods. Such methodological directions as historico-comparative, cultural-historical, phenomenological (receptive), structural (structural) analysis are also involved in the work. The scientific novelty of the research is that in the article for the first time the religious and social archetypes of Ukrainian culture realized in the prose of I. Frank have been realized, which until now have undeservedly remained on the margins of literary studies. Conclusions. Summarizing the above, it can be argued that by extrapolating the biblical commandments and Christian instructions into Ukrainian literature and culture, bringing them to every Ukrainian in a simple, accessible language, I. Franko strove to strengthen and grow the spirit and cultural consciousness of the Ukrainian people «as a whole person» sought to unite the Ukrainians in a single nation and state, which would become equal among other European countries.

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