Visual experiments in the poetry by Mykhayl Semenko and Jaroslav Seifert: typological aspect

in Ukrainian

Authors

  • Danylo Reha Department of World Literature and Comparative Literary Criticism, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Keywords:

visual poetry, futurism, typology, Ukrainian literature, Czech literature

Abstract

Aim The article deals with the typological analysis of visual poetry in the literature works of Mykhayl Semenko and Jaroslav Seifert. The aim of the article is the detection of common and different features in the creation of visual poetry.

Methods In the article there has been applied the typological approach. The using of this approach has allowed to compare literature works of M. Semenko and J. Seifert on synchronous area in order to research in their literature works common and different features in the creation of visual poetry. The applied method made it possible to typologically systematize the creation of futuristic visual poetry which M. Semenko and J. Seifert copied.

Results In the article on the typological level are explored the creative approaches in the performing of visual poetry of M. Semenko and J. Seifert. The article gives a detailed analysis of the genesis of visual poetry and also in the article are given the examples of different contacts which have become the reasons of futurism appearance in Ukraine and Czech Republic. The article reports the results of a common and different features in the creation of visul poetry by Ukrainian and Czech poets. In the article are pointed out the innovative approaches in the creation of such type of poetry during the development of futurism as am artistic movement.

Scientific novelty Despite the sufficient knowledge of Ukrainian-Czech literature connections of the first half of XX century, the connections between avant-garde poets from Ukraine and Czech Republic. The article is aimed at the creation of the basis for the future researches in such a way.

Practical significance The article may serve for the further investigation of Ukrainian-Czech literature connections of the first half of XX century. The results of the research can be used for writing course projects and qualification papers.

Published

2016-06-01

Issue

Section

Comparative literature