УКРАЇНСЬКА РОМАНТИЧНА ПОЕЗІЯ: СИМВОЛІКА ОБРАЗУ КОНЯ
UKRAINIAN ROMANTIC POETRY: SYMBOLISM OF THE HORSE

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the analysis of the horse image in the works of theUkrainian Romantic poets which is based on the European tradition of writing in view of its symbolicand mythological paradigms. It is emphasized that in the Ukrainian Romantic poetry the horse imagedirectly correlates with the symbol of freedom, because the horse as a poetic image is „the creatureendowed with a soul”. Because of its actions, such as galloping or wandering, the horse imagebecomes a symbol of freedom (poetry Kozak by L. Borovikovsky, ballad Kіn by M. Kostomarov). It isnoted that the horse image is a symbol of fidelity and beauty. It is able to empathize with a Romantichero, to warn him of danger (poem Haidamaky, ballad Prychynna by T. Shevchenko, poetry Kozakby L. Borovikovsky, Do konia by V. Zabila, Ukrainskaya duma by O. Afanasiev-Chuzhbinskyi).However, the horse images can also symbolize the dark forces of nature. They carry a rider into theunknown and embody negative energy (satirical poem Son by T. Shevchenko).

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