HISTORICAL REMINISCENCES OF THE COSSACK CHRONICLES IN THE NOVEL “HETMAN IVAN VYHOVSKY” BY I.NECHUY-LEVYTSKY

Archive, Volume 57(2019)

Оksana Slipushko, Dr Hab., Prof., Аnastasiya Katyuzhynska, student
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kуiv

Summary

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the artistic interpretation of historical events and figures in the novel “Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky” by I. NechuyLevytsky. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the specifics of Baroque historiography in the novel. The characteristic features of the author’s historical conception and influence of the cossack chronicles on its formation are determined. The historical fiction of I. Nechuy-Levytsky is represented by author’s historiosophical and ideological-aesthetic views, based on personal understanding of the Ukrainian history. I. Nechuy-Levytsky presents his own historical conception of the period of I. Vyhovsky’s activity, which is connected with certain features and characteristics of the provisions of Baroque historiography. An artistic rethinking of the role and place of personality in history and history in the life of humanity in the worldview of I. Nechuy-Levytsky is analyzed. The peculiarities of the interpretation of hetman Ivan Vyhovsky’s character in the cossack chronicles and the novel by I. Nechuy-Levytsky in the comparative aspect are substantiated. It is determined, that the estimation of hetman’s activity differs from that set out in the cossack chronicles. Therefore, unlike the chroniclers, who negatively characterize the political activity of I. Vyhovsky, the writer represents the human personality as a state creator, active subject in history. In addition, much attention is paid to the individualization of the image of the ruler, in particular the disclosure of the psychology of his actions.

In conclusion, in the artistic interpretation of I. Nechuy-Levytsky hetman I. Vyhovsky is represented as the bearer of political views and ideological positions, that played a significant role in the formation and development of the idea of Ukrainian statehood and became a continuation of the historical conception and ideological dominants of the cossack chronicles.

Keywords: artistic interpretation, history, historical figure, baroque historiography, cossack chronicles, historical reminiscences, I. Nechuy-Levytsky, the novel “Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky”.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/2520-6346.3(57).151-160

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