Feminine discourse of Olga-Oleksandra Duchyminska

Abstract

Background. The prose of Olga-Olexandra Duchyminska (1883–1988) is a multi-level bright and unknown achievement of Ukrainian literature in particular and national culture in general. An educated and active woman sought to reveal the essence of a person through the prism of feelings and sensations, actualizing the dominant character and factors of decisions and actions. The author's artistic texts are full of humanism and love for a fulfilling life even under dramatic or tragic conditions, when it is worth remaining a Human being in spite of everything, in order to give the future generation a chance to correct the mistakes of contemporaries.

Methods. The article uses philological, biographical and intertextual methods of literary research.

The results. There is an expressive feminine discourse in the works of Olga- Olexandra Duchyminska. A woman is the heart of history, as she embodies eternal images – the Mother of God, Mary Magdalene, the earth, Ukraine. The author's discoveries in the intertextual aspect, apt comparisons, contrast and parallelism form a whole gallery of female characters, which corresponds to the textual organization (fragmentation, ellipses, onomatopoeia, intimation, etc.). The writer resorts to details that reveal the internal movements of the heroines and encourage the reader to sensuous activation, empathy, involvement in the story or narration.

Conclusions. The inheritance of Olga-Olexandrivna Duchyminska is small due to abundant life trials. A large part of the works was lost forever – destroyed by the occupiers who harassed the elderly woman to death. However, a true aristocrat

 of the spirit persevered, preserving her essence, highlighted in every essay, story, sketch, which is characterized by expressive autobiography (memoirs, dreams, travel notes, diary entries). Proper appreciation of this personality, work and life remains the duty not only of Ukrainian literary experts, but also of our public.