Vasyl Stefanyk in the light of historiographical and cultural reception

To the 150th anniversary of the birth

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2021.05.003

Keywords:

V. Stefanyk, modernism, impressionism, expressionism, dehumanization, “mass” man, reception

Abstract

This paper shows the style and genre features of V. Stefanyk’s creativity, which fell into the epicenter of historiographical and cultural reception. The basic tendencies and metamorphoses, which led to a cardinal change in his perception in Ukrainian thinking, are considered. The reasons for the use of V. Stefanyk’s works in political conceptualizations and ideological campaigns are analyzed. The paper argues that a radical change of reception is associated with the universal human dimensions of V. Stefanyk’s creativity.

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2021-05-24 — Updated on 2021-05-25

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