Ukrainian hetmans as the creators of the state in the Dramaturgy of Liudmyla Starytska-Cherniahivska

Abstract

The article analyzes the specifics of the artistic reinterpretation of the images of Ukrainian hetmans in the dramaturgical heritage of Liudmila Starytska- Chernyakhivska, traces the specifics of character modeling of historical characters. The dramas "Hetman Doroshenko", "Ivan Mazepa", "Mylist Bozha (Mercy of God)" are taken into account. The connection between the theoretical postulates of Liudmila Starytska-Chernyakhivska and their artistic embodiment in the dramatic works of the author was revealed. It is proved that the artistic heritage of the writer is a unique phenomenon of Ukrainian literature. Liudmila Starytska-Chernyakhivska represents the progress of the national spirit through the understanding of national history, and not just borrowing a plot basis from it, but revealing its drama through the depiction of complex characters that define and themselves determine the path of nations. distinguish the figures of the hetmans and their supporters against the background of the general population, endowed with ethnic and religious identity, and therefore politically vague and devoid of firm moral criteria. It is noted that Liudmila Starytska-Chernyakhivska skillfully and appropriately organizes the composition of her historical dramas. It was concluded that Liudmila Starytska-Chernyakhivska, with her dramatic works, sought the basis for historical optimism in the complex socio-political era of which she was a contemporary, and the writer's drama often played an enlightening and educational role, was aimed at the growth of national self-awareness and the return of the Ukrainian people historical memory.