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The Theme of Death in Ukrainian Literature for Children: Artistic Peculiarities (Based on Halyna Kyrpa’s Story ‚My Dad Has Become a Star’)

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Kachak T.

Studia Polsko-Ukraińskie

2018

vol. 5

161-174

In the article the artistic peculiarities of the unfolding of the theme of death in the literature for children and youth have been analyzed on the basis of Halyna Kyrpa’s (Галина Кирпа) story My Dad Has Become a Star (Мій тато став зіркою). The author’s interpretation of Thanatos motifs has been paid much attention to. The system-creating components of the poetics of the story (thematic and problematic accents, pathos, genre, the system of characters, psychological nature, chronotope, narration and language) have been explored. The writer adheres to the principle that is characteristic for children’s prose, in which most often the death of a person (character) is interpreted as a transition from the earth’s life (image) to another space (image). The analyzed story reflects the specifics of literature for children: the coverage of the topic from the point of view of the child, dynamic plot of the story, high level of visualization of the text, the use of metaphors and symbols, the image of the inner world of the young hero and her reflections; life-affirmation, an optimistic guideline for goodness and vitality pathos, understandable language, stylistic expressiveness. The author defined functional aspects and features of receptive perception by young readers of the text, which presented the complex, „adult” themes.

Танатичні мотиви у сучасній українській прозі для дітей та юнацтва

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Kachak T.

Slavica Wratislaviensia

2019

vol. 168

207-217

Thanatos motifs in contemporary Ukrainian prose for children and young adults The author of this article argues that the theme of death in Ukrainian literature for children and young adults has been silenced or is being highlighted in a specific way. Thanatos discourse in this type of writing is not apparent but is portrayed through an array of motifs, microforms, loci, details, and markers. Ukrainian authors represent the psychological experience of their characters’ suffering caused by the death of their beloved ones, a metaphorical understanding of the transition of an individual from one world to another. Moreover, realistic prose for children and young adults includes thoughts about death and suicide attempts, while speculative prose depicts death as the destruction of evil, as the border between the worlds with the possibility of reincarnation of souls.

Танатологические мотивы в современной украинской прозе для детей и юношества Тема смерти в украинской литературе для детей и юношества не была предметом частого изображения. Танатологический дискурс в этом сегменте литературы не является ключевым, но реализуется посредством танатологических мотивов, микрообразов, локусов, деталей, маркеров. В реалистической прозе для детей и юношества писатели представляют психологические переживания героя, связанные со смертью близкого человека, метафорическое понимание перехода человека из одного мира в другой, размышления о смерти и попытке самоубийства; в фантастической — показывают смерть как уничтожение зла, как границу между мирами; возможность перевоплощения, реинкарнации душ и др.

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The Theme of Death in Ukrainian Literature for Children: Artistic Peculiarities (Based on Halyna Kyrpa’s Story ‚My Dad Has Become a Star’)

Танатичні мотиви у сучасній українській прозі для дітей та юнацтва