ART SPECIFICS OF «FORGOTTEN» FAIRY-TALE PROSE BY MARKO VOVCHOK

Abstract

The proposed article is devoted to the study of the artistic specifics of «forgotten» fairy tale prose by Marko Vovchko. In modern literary criticism, despite some achievements in the field of research of the fairy-tale heritage of the writer, there are still works that have never been subjected to critical analysis, an example of this − the collection «Fairy Tales and Tales of Marko Vovchko» (1874). Today, this publication, without receiving proper evaluation, is in the shadow of the author's work. The only exception is the folklore-historical story «Marusya», and the rest of the works: «Queen I», «Perfect Chicken», «Inventor» have not received their literary assessment. Therefore, the fairy-tale prose of Marko Vovchko is gradually returning from oblivion to the modern reader. Note that this process is accompanied by the need for detailed and in-depth rethinking. Thus, the proposed study is relevant because it aims to prove the originality of the unknown to critics of the fairy-tale work of the writer. In the given article with the help of biographical method, method of analysis and synthesis, text analysis the artistic originality of Marko Vovchko's fairy-tale prose is determined. The fairy-tale works of the author «Queen I», «Perfect Chicken», «Inventor» in their genre direction- social and domestic fairy tales are practically not studied. They reveal moral and ethical issues due to social and psychological factors. The most prominent in the above-mentioned works of the writer is the problem of selfishness and meanness of the human soul, which in turn is subject to the pressing social problem − the dominance of lordly arbitrariness, which leads to fatal consequences. The outlined problem acquires a corresponding gradation here: first it is revealed in the fairy tale «Queen I», later it is actualized in «Perfect Chicken», and acquires a special tragic sound in «Inventor». First of all, you should pay attention to the titles of the analyzed fairy tales. They have a kind of ironic connotation, which is revealed at the end. For example, in the plot of the fairy tale «Queen I» ridiculed such flaws as the arrogance and arrogance of human nature, in «Perfect Chicken» − a hint of immorality of the so-called «perfect» lordly behavior, in the fairy tale «Inventor» − expressed hidden irony of the romantic idea transformation of society. The article also clarifies the basic principles of storytelling in the collection «Fairy Tales and Tale of Marko Vovchko»: the presence of a social plot, uniformity in the development of events, a combination of romantic and realistic stylistic features in the image of reality, psychology as one of the basic principles of fairy tales.