ЛІТЕРАТУРА КИЇВСЬКОЇ РУСІ У НАУКОВІЙ КОНЦЕПЦІЇ ІВАНА ФРАНКА

Abstract

This article is devoted to investigation of conception of Ivan Franko about literature of Kyiv Rus’. Partly, we investigate the using by Ivan Franko of concrete scientific terminology for definite and characteristic of this period in the history of the Ukrainian literature. It is determined the contribution of scholarly in the 157 development of the studying of Middle Ages because of modern investigations. It is underlined the interpretation by scholarly the problem of independent Kyiv Rus’ in the European space. The ideas of Ivan Franko about concrete original and translated works are interpreted. Partly, about chronicle “Povist of vremjanyh lit”, apocrifes, that were populated in Rus. It is underlined the integration by scholarly the terminology “іmpersonality” as author characteristic, its using for interpretation of Middle Ages texts. The system of scientific outlook of Ivan Franko is complex and integrated. His scientific works about history of Ukrainian literature are very important contribution in the science of that time and form a basic for future scientific. Until this time these are authority and actual about interpretation of many phenomenons and facts of the old Ukrainian literature. The literature of Kyiv Rus’ is very important in the system scientific outlook of Ivan Franko. He formed about it concrete methods and ideas. Its investigations is actual because of importance of integrity of literature of Х–ХІІІ s. in the European space especially as Ukrainian and full overcoming of the stereotype about Kyiv Rus’ as Russian heritage. The important service of Ivan Franko is his very big source works, collecting and publishing with his scientific comments and interpretations of many texts. Ivan Franko integrated these texts in the scientific space. In this way the history of Ukrainian literature was formed by texts of the period of the Middle Ages. In general in scientific works of Ivan Franko the idea about literature of Kyiv Rus as independent and Ukrainian is dominated. Because of its idea the system of scientific ideas about Rus Medieval works of Ivan Franko is formed. We see the interpretation by Ivan Franko the Medieval works in the space of the national folklore and European tradition.