The mythological world of folklore of the Polish-Ukrainian border in the poetry of Józef Łobodowski

Larysa Wachnina

Instytut Sztuki, Folklorystyki i Etnologii im. Maksyma Rylskiego, Narodowa Akademia Nauk Ukrainy , Ukraine
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1030-7140

Abstract

The article is devoted to the inspiration of Ukrainian folklore in the works of the famous Polish poet Józef Łobodowski, for whom Ukraine has always been a second homeland. Unfortunately, in Ukraine there is a lack of deep research on his creative method.  Without  Volyn’s picturesque landscapes and mythological characters of Ukrainian folklore cannot be imagined by Józef Łobodowski’s poetic creativity. Attention will be paid to the problem of the poetry's folklorism in the context of the Polish-Ukrainian border category, which has attracted the attention of many Polish and Ukrainian researchers. The creative work of Józef Łobodowski, dedicated to Volyn, reflects the influence on the world of his imagination, first of all, of Ukrainian authentic folk traditions, in particular calendar-ritual poetry. Forms of using the poet of Ukrainian folklore symbolism are considered. Folklorism of Józef Łobodowski’s work is a deeply organic phenomenon, as is his vision of Ukraine.

Keywords:

фольклор, міфологічний світ, польсько-українське пограниччя, символіка