History of Ukrainian Literature by Hrushevsky/Literary Theory/3 Books in lot

by Hrushevsky Michael

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An in-depth analysis of oral folklore, Old Rus' writings, and spiritual and secular literature. Volume I: The Beginnings of Verbal Art. Earliest Folklore. This volume is entirely dedicated to oral folk tradition (folklore) as the primary source of the entire national culture. Theoretical section: Mykhailo Hrushevsky examines the tasks of literary history as a discipline, as well as the interrelationship between sociological, philological, and aesthetic approaches to texts. Folklore foundation: It provides a detailed analysis of primordial oral literature—ritual poetry associated with family and household life, cosmological myths, the oldest ritual songs of praise (kolyadky and shchedrivky), wedding songs, incantations, as well as erotic and lyric poetry. Volume II: The Early Centuries of Christian Writing (11th–12th Centuries). This volume is dedicated to the period when the first religious and secular book culture emerged in Kyivan Rus' alongside the adoption of Christianity. Religious and didactic prose: The author examines early translated texts and original works by church figures of the era—sermons, apocrypha, and lives of the saints. Cultural environment: The volume analyzes the work of the earliest Ukrainian scribes, the emergence of the first monastic and princely centers of learning, and the formation of the Old Ukrainian literary language. Volume III: Written Literature and Original Writings of the 12th–13th Centuries This volume focuses on the flourishing of origin

• Publisher: Kyiv,Ukraine
• Year: 1993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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