МОТИВ ФІТОМЕТАМОРФОЗ У ТВОРЧОСТІ ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА ТА ОВІДІЯ

Abstract

Background. The study is devoted to a comparative analysis of the motif of phytometamorphosis in Ovid's poem "Metamorphoses" and three romantic ballads by Taras Shevchenko in order to establish common characteristics of functioning and to find out the reasons and authorial features of the use of thе denoted motif. Despite the widespread view that the plots of the analyzed ballads by Taras Shevchenko are inspired by the literary art of European romantics and national folklore motifs the paper argues for the rationality of drawing analogies between the use of the motif of phytometamorphosis in Ovid's poem and the balladry of the Ukrainian poet. Methods. In carrying out the research, a set of linguistic and literary methods was used: descriptive, comparative, mythopoetic, linguistic and cultural, functional, and psychoanalytic methods. Results. The parallels and authorial peculiarities in the use of the motif of transformation in the story about Apollo and Daphne, as described in Ovid's Metamorphoses, and the ballad "Topol" by Taras Shevchenko are identifiedThe reason for the change in form in both works is the rescue of the heroines from threatening circumstances. It is established that the main poetic function of the metamorphosis technique in the ballads "Poplar" and "Around a grove in an open field" is to soften the tragic ending of the narrative. The reasons for the florometamorphoses in the plots of Ovid's poem and Taras Shevchenko's ballad "Lilea" are analyzed, and the common semantic and functional features of this motif in the compared works are established. Some similarities related to the motif of metamorphosis in Ovid's poem and Ukrainian folklore are noted. Conclusions. On the basis of the study, the general summary theses on the genesis, functions and authorial peculiarities using the metamorphosis motif in the balladry of Taras Shevchenko and Ovid's poem "Metamorphoses" are made.