Images of artists in prose of the writers of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the 1940s-1990s Cover Image

Образи митців у прозі письменників української діаспори 1940–1990-х років
Images of artists in prose of the writers of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the 1940s-1990s

Author(s): Svitlana Ivanivna Lushchi
Subject(s): Novel, Ukrainian Literature, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Theory of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Novel about the artist; genre modifications; artist images; problems; Diaspora; art;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the images of artists in prose of the writers of the Ukrainian Diaspora: E. Andievska, I. Bahrianyi, V. Barka, V. Vovk, R. Volodymyr, D. Humenna, V. Domontovych, O. Zvychayna, O. Izarskyi, O. Kerch, Yu. Kosach, I. Kostetskyi, U. Samchuk, Yu. Tarnavskyi, M. Tsukanova, D. Yaroslavska. The role and meaning of these images are examined, the genre and style features of the works, in which the images of artists, especially novels, play an important role. The focus is on genre modifications of the novel about the artist. Its genre and stylistic features, the content are considered. The features of genre modifications in the literature of the Ukrainian Diaspora have been clarified. The works of Diaspora writers about artists, musicians and singers are analyzed. It is proved that the prose of the Diaspora continued the traditions of Ukrainian prose of the 1920s and 1930s, which focused on artistic issues or artists played an important ideological function.

  • Issue Year: 59/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 25-43
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Ukrainian
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