M. Rylskyi - the researcher of Shevchenko's works

Abstract

Background. The article analyzes the literary and critical works of M. Rylskyi, dedicated to the figure and work of T. Shevchenko, which were included to the 12th and 14th volumes of the 20-volume collection of works of the outstanding figure of Ukrainian culture.

Methods. The descriptive method and methods of analysis and synthesis were used.

Results. The analyzed scientific articles present a majestic multifaceted image of the Poet from the perspective of M. Rylskyi. The researcher considers T. Shevchenko to be an exceptional poet in the world in terms of his significance for his people. The main characteristic of the artist is that he spoke for and on behalf of his Ukrainian people, but did so in his own voice, possessing a powerful creative individuality.

M. Rylskyi repeatedly emphasizes the artist's high education. The researcher suggests a periodization of T. Shevchenko's work, names the main themes and motifs, unique features, compared to world poets. Thus, he considers the cult of motherhood, the apotheosis of female love and suffering, the poet's "female lyrics", etc., to be exceptional phenomena in world literature.

Recognizing T. Shevchenko as a born innovator, M. Rylskyi dwells in detail on the thematic, genre, and formal features of his work, and draws attention to the artist's language. An important feature of the poet's literary innovation is his awareness of himself as a Ukrainian writer, confident in the power and possibilities of his native language. The researcher calls musicality and melodiousness the basis of Shevchenko's poetics.

Сonclusions. In view of the socio-political context, proclaiming the revolutionary content of Shevchenko's poems as one of the main ones, M. Rylskyi, however, tried to show broader semantic horizons of the artist's works, his extremely wide spiritual range.