Шевченківські мотиви в малій прозі письменників-емігрантів 20–30-х років
Motifs of Shevchenko in the Small Prose of the Writers-Emigrants of the 20-30-ies

Summary/Abstract: The article studies images and motifs of Shevchenko based on the materials of works of another row of Ukrainian emigration writers of the 20-30ies years. Using the theory of archetypes of Jung, we identified an intermediate archetype acting on the verge between a Hero (a Savior) and a Sage, this is what Taras Shevchenko became for the Diaspora writers.Particular attention is being drawn to the genre palette of Shevchenkiana, artistic and stylistic features of the stories of the following writers are being defined: K. Polishchuk, B. Lepky, Dmytro Tyahnyhore, and Lesya Verhovynka. The Shevchenko motifs we discovered in the short fiction of the 20-30ies are usually united around the magnificent figure of Shevchenko, his portrait and his “Kobzar”. The archetypal figure of Shevchenko represents a symbol of a rebellious spirit and a national talisman for Ukrainian writers of the emigration. It is being determined that the portrait of the great son of the Ukraine serves as an icon for his people and is frightening for the others; words of the works of Shevchenko inspire heroes to fight for the liberation of the native land and act like a prayer; “Kobzar” serves as a talisman. Thus, motives of Shevchenko in the works of short fiction emphasize saving function for the characters and for their authors.As a result, it is being concluded that a dominant in all the stories and novels was both a respectful and a panegyric relationship towards the Savior of the Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko, and that his name and works became a philosophical guide that inspired artists to create Diaspora of the short fiction with patriotic content.

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