Polish Studies of Kyiv: works of International scientific conference, Kyiv, 23-25 of May, 2018. / chief editor R. Radyshevskyi. – vol. XXXV. – Kyiv: Talkom, 2019. – P. 272-277.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/psk.2019.35.272-277

Osoba N.

SATIRE OF THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA OF THE 30’S AND 40’S OF 20^TH CENTURY: STEFAN FODCHUK AND YAKIV MAYDANYK

Abstract. In the article the features of the Ukrainian diaspora satirical and humorous literature of the 20’s and 40’s of the XX century are investigated, its thematic filling and specific features on the example of the works of satirists Stefan Fodchuk and Yakiv Maydanyk are indicated. For the first time, an attempt to analyze the works of humorists, who by virtue of certain circumstances were in emigration, was made; the specifics of the development of humorous and satirical genres, in particular, mini-feuilleton, mini-humoresque, fable, peculiarities of social and moral conflicts in their creativity are determined. It is emphasized that their works have expressed aesthetic and educational value. Responding to the evil of the day, humorists tried to touch on the most important problems of life, penetrated into the depths of phenomena, into their innermost essence, cares and pity of the emigrants. In their creative heritage mini-humoresques, mini-feuilletons, anecdotes, witty poetic chetverics, epigrams and epitaphs, parodies, fables, puns and aphorisms are singled out. The satirists were able to compress the phrase to an incredible, often explosive density.

It is noted that the research of the Ukrainian satire of the interwar period, which by the number of raised themes and problems is exceptionally diverse and rich, reveals to the researcher the great opportunities and prospects for reconstruction of the return of the so-called lost reality, which presents a large array of satirical literature of the Ukrainian diaspora, which has not yet been restored in a holistic and undistorted accents of colonial discourse form in our cultural and historical space as one of the important steps in search of a national identity.

Key words: satire, humor, mini-feuilleton, mini-humoresque, character, satirical publicism, irony, culture of humor, narrator, literature of diaspora.

Information about author: Osoba Natalia, PhD student, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University.