ARTISTIC MODELING OF THE NATIVE LAND’S SPACE IN THE POETRY OF IVAN RYBYTSKYI

Abstract

This article analyzes the poetry collections of the Podillian writer Ivan Rybytskyi: “Moments and Waves,” “Cherry Blossom Thought,” and “Witness of Spring.” The study focuses on the artistic features of the texts.

It is noted that Ukrainian literature of the 1960s was a significant component of Ukrainian cultural life. It served as a reflection of socio-cultural development and was inseparable from the spiritual and socio-cultural existence of the Ukrainian people. This period was exceptionally challenging in the formation of the Ukrainian state, which contributed to the emergence of new cultural and literary initiatives by representatives of various trends, styles, and worldviews. The work of writers from the Podillia region, particularly Ivan Rybytskyi, played a significant role in the overall Ukrainian literary process.

The leading themes of the collections “Moments and Waves,” “Cherry Blossom Thought,” and “Witness of Spring” are the depiction of the history of the Ukrainian people, patriotism, love for the homeland, native village, and people, and pride in the warrior-defenders. In addition, the author sings the beauty of Ukrainian landscapes in different seasons, appreciates the work of farmers and miners, and exalts the feeling of love. Central to the poet’s work are the images of Ukraine, the parental home, the native village, and the small homeland. His own life, everyday life, and the people around him were a source of inspiration for Ivan Vasyliovych Rybytskyi. From childhood, his worldview began to form, which later became the leading one in his work. Constant appeals to the native home, parents, godmother, and to the bosom of the picturesque nature of his native Slavuta region, forever imprinted in his memory, are evidence of sincere filial love and devotion.

The poems are characterized by imagery, artistic aesthetic speech, and the use of tropes. Epithets and metaphors are most commonly used. The individual author's style is manifested in the ability to reinterpret traditional signs of the Ukrainian national mythos and combine them in his own poetic model.