UNDERSTANDING H. SKOVORODA’S WORK IN HUMANITIESOF UKRAINIAN DIASPORA

Volume 63-2 (2022)

H. O. Bandura, PhD, Associate Prof.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kуiv, Kуiv

Summary

This is a review of publications on H. Skovoroda’s work in Ukrainian Humanities abroad.
It was marked that the emigrant reader had the chance to become familiar with H. Skovoroda’s work and philosophy through the various editions of Ukrainian publishing companies overseas (“The Garden of Divine Songs”, Prague, 1941; “Kharkiv fables”, New York, 1955; “Catechism or the First Door to Christian
virtues”, Detroit-Toronto, 1963). The study of H. Skovoroda was an essential part of schoolchildren’s education (textbooks by Yu. Lyubinetskyi “Ukrainian Literature”, Detroit, 1994; V. Radzykevich
“History of Ukrainian Literature”, Munich, 1947). His biography was offered to a wider circle of readers: ” Hryhorii Skovoroda. Life and Some Thoughts of a Ukrainian Philosopher-Spiritualist”, London, 1956
by M. Kovalinsky; “Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda as a Ukrainian Philosopher of the 18th Century”, New York, 1955 by A. Kotovych; “Life and Philosophical Views of Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722–1794)”, Melbourne, 1981 by D. Chuba. The fundamental work of D. Chyzhevsky “History of Ukrainian literature (from the beginning to the era of realism)”, New York, 1956 represents the literary aspect of H. Skovoroda’s heritage. D. Chyzhevsky devoted more than fifty publications to the study of H. Skovoroda’s philosophical views, the most significant of which was his monograph “Philosophy of H. Skovoroda”, Warsaw, 1934. Following him, D. Koziy (“Three dimensions of self-knowledge according to Skovoroda” / “Modernity”, 1972.
No. 12), K. Mytrovych (“Portrait of Skovoroda” / “Modernity, 1972. No. 12), V. Oleksiuk (“Hryhorii Skovoroda as a Christian Philosopher”, Chicago, 1975), and V. Shayan (“Skovoroda as the Knight of Holy Fight”, London-Toronto, 1973) researched the issue. H. Udod (“Skovoroda and the Orthodox Church”, Winnipeg-Saskatoon, 1971) and H. Florynskyi (“Hryhorii Skovoroda as the forerunner of Ukrainian evangelicalism”, Toronto, 1956) both explored the topic of H. Skovoroda and the Church. Despite their differing perspectives on the subject, all of these authors agreed on H. Skovoroda’s great contribution to the nation’s spiritual awakening. Thus, Diaspora researchers contributed to Skovoroda studies as a branch of Ukrainian Humanities that is developing rapidly nowadays thanks to “mainland” scientists.
Keywords: Skovoroda studies, emigration, philosophy, literature, religion.

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DOI: Kozii D. Try aspekty samopiznannia u Skovorody // Suchasnist. 1972. № 12. S. 66–79. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/periodika/2943-suchasnist-1972-ch-12/ 2. Kotovych A. Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda ukrainskyi filosof XVIII st. NiuYork : Ukrainska Pravoslavna Tserkva v ZDA;Naukovo-Bohoslovskyi Instytut, 1955. 36 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/ukrainica/kotovych-a-grygorij-savychskovoroda-ukrayinskyj-filosof-xviii-st/ 3. Liubinetskyi Yu. Ukrainska literatura. Detroit : Shkola Ukrainoznavstva, 1994. 180 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/?s=Любінецький+Ю.+ 4. Mytrovych K. Portret Skovorody // Suchasnist. 1972. № 11. S.44–55. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/periodika/2942-suchasnist-1972-ch-11/ 5. Oleksiuk V. Hryhorii Skovoroda – khrystyianskyi filosof // Volodymyr Oleksiuk. Do problem doby obmanu mudrosty: Zbirka filosofichnykh studii. Chykaho : UKAO "Obnova", 1975. S. 15–51. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/ ideologiya/7240-oleksyuk-v-do-problem-dobi-obmanu-mudrosti/ 6. Radzykevych V. Istoriia ukrainskoi literatury. Ch. 1: Davnia i serednia doba. Miunkhen : Vernyhora, 1947. 92 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/literaturoznavstvo/ 8986-radzikevich-v-istoriya-ukrayinskoyi-literaturi-ch-1-davnya-i-serednya-doba/ 7. Udod H. Skovoroda i pravoslavna tserkva. Vinnipeh–Saskatun : Vydano koshtom Viddilu Soiuzu Ukrainok Kanady im. Olhy Kobylianskoi v Saskatuni, 27 1971. 47 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/religiya/2094-udod-g-o-g-s-skovoroda-ipravoslavna-tserkva/ 8. Florynskyi I. Hryhorii Skovoroda – predtecha ukrainskoho yevanhelizmu. Toronto : National Publishers Limited, 1956. 71 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/ ideologiya/5098-florinskiy-i-grigoriy-skovoroda-predtecha-ukrayinskogo-evangelizmu/ 9. Chyzhevskyi D. I. Istoriia ukrainskoi literatury (vid pochatkiv do doby realizmu). Niu-York : Ukrainska Vilna Akademiia Nauk u SShA, 1956. 511 s. URL: https:// diasporiana.org.ua/literaturoznavstvo/3704-chizhevskiy-d-istoriya-ukrayinskoyi-literaturi/ 10. Chyzhevskyi D. Filosofiia H.S. Skovorody. Varshava, 1934. 233 s. (Pratsi Ukrainskoho Naukovoho Instytutu. T. KhKhIV). URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/ miscellaneous/6762-chizhevskiy-d-filosofiya-g-s-skovorodi/ 11. Chub D. Zhyttia ta filosofski pohliady Hryhoriia Skovorody (1722–1794) // Dmytro Chub Liudy velykoho sertsia (Statti, rozvidky, spohady). Melborn : Lastivka, 1981. S. 13–34. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/literaturoznavstvo/ 11557-chub-d-lyudi-velikogo-sertsya-statti-rozvidki-spogadi/ 12. Shaian V. Skovoroda – lytsar Sviatoi Borni. London–Toronto : Instytut Volodymyra Shaiana, 1973. 111 s. URL: https://diasporiana.org.ua/ideologiya/ 2432-shayan-v-skovoroda-litsar-svyatoyi-borni/

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