Book Selected wotks (set of 8 books)
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Book 1. Marusya. The institute girl. Father Andriy. Maksym Hrymach
Deep psychologism, emphasis on feelings, and lyricism are characteristic of Marko Vovchok's works.
«Marusya» — is a story about the adventures of a Ukrainian girl Marusya in the times of Ukrainian Ruin and the girl's attempts to help liberate Ukraine from foreign domination.
«The Instructress» — is a social and psychological story, which sharply raises the problem of lordly power over ordinary people. The arrogance and capriciousness of the lords cause indignation, and the honesty and kindness of the servile people evoke sympathy and compassion.
«Father Andriy» — is a story about the happy fate of the lovers Tymosh and Oksana, who managed to get married and avoid the anger of the lord who wanted to dishonour the girl. The image of Father Andriy is the embodiment of fair judgement and dignity. The work depicts the theme of the destructive power of lords.
«Maxim Hrymach» — is a story written in the spirit of romanticism. The power of love and the inevitability of fate are combined in the tragic images of a young girl and a young man who were not destined to wait for the wedding. The coffin became the wedding bed, and only the eternal pain in the heart will remind the father of his eldest daughter.
Book 2. Selected works. Maklena Grasa. Mina Mazailo. Pathetic Sonata
Nykola Kulish is a Ukrainian playwright, a representative of the Executed Renaissance.
Nykola Kulish was engaged in literary activity almost all his life - 30 years out of 45. The playwright wrote even when he was imprisoned on Solovki. In 1923-1934, Kulish created about 15 plays.
The plays «Mina Mazailo», «Pathetic Sonata», «Maclena Gras» became the creative peak.
Most of his works were staged on the stage of the Berezil Theatre by L. Kurbas.
Book 3. Selected works. The Black Council. Stories
Panteleimon Kulish made a significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian culture and language. He was the author of a wide variety of publications, including historical books, short stories and novels, poetry, educational literature, articles and notes. Kulish was also a driving force behind the Ukrainophile movement. He was repeatedly condemned for his activities, even exiled, but, despite everything, he did not stop the literary and educational activities to which he devoted his entire life.
Book 4. Selected works. Tchaikovsky. Fables and poems Yevhen Hrebinka is a bright representative of Ukrainian romanticism, a writer-innovator who created immortal images, developed the genre system of Ukrainian literature, enriched it with new themes. His literary activity is distinguished in epic genres by historicity, idealisation of the past and national motifs, in lyrical
genres - by a tendency to song forms.
In his poetry and prose heritage, Hrebinka presented a portrait of his era, revealing a deep artistic individuality, which, following the call of age, remained, however, faithful to high moral values.
The book includes the best samples from the creative heritage of the famous Ukrainian writer - poems in Ukrainian and Russian.
Lesia Ukrainka is a Ukrainian writer, translator, and cultural figure. She wrote in the genres of poetry, lyrics, epic, drama, prose, and journalism. She also worked in the field of folklore and took an active part in the Ukrainian national movement. She is known for her collections of poetry "On the Wings of Songs" (1893), "Thoughts and Dreams" (1899), "Reviews" (1902), poems "Ancient Fairy Tale (1893), &One Word» (1903), dramas &The Boyarinya» (1913), &Cassandra» (1903-1907), &In the Catacombs» (1905), &The Forest Song» (1911), etc. Book 6. Zakhar Berkut. Stolen Happiness. Fairy tales. Lyrics Ivan Yakovlevich Franko is an outstanding Ukrainian poet, prose writer, playwright, literary critic, publicist, translator, scientist, public and poetic figure.
His creative work, written in Ukrainian (as it was considered in Austria-Hungary), Polish, German, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, according to approximate estimates, includes several thousand works with a total volume of more than 1000 works.
Book 7. Selected works. Ukraine on fire. The Night Before the Battle. The Enchanted Desna «Enchanted Desna» — poeticised memoirs of Oleksandr Dovzhenko (1894—1956) about his childhood. This is a kind of "myth" about childhood, seen from the height of life experience, and the magical Desna river, on the banks of which the author grew up. From the pages of the book emerge colourful pictures of the unique, sometimes dramatic life of a person of that time, the customs of the people, which cannot be perceived without admiration and emotion. The film story "Ukraine on Fire" depicts the beginning of the Second World War - one of the most tragic periods when, under enemy pressure, troops retreated, leaving unarmed people unprotected.
Book 8. Selected works. Valse melancolique. On Sunday, early in the morning, I dug a potion Olha Kobylianska is a Ukrainian writer of the modernist era, an early participant of the feminist movement in Bukovyna, a master of dramatic novels and short stories on the oppression of Ukrainian women, the crisis situation in the village.
«Valse melancolique» is a short story about the fate of three independent, strong-willed women: Marta, Hanna and Sofia. The novel is characterised by a rich symbolism of images, and the theme of music is a cross-cutting theme.
«On Sunday Early I Was Digging Herbs» is a social and domestic story, the plot of which is based on the famous song «Oh, Don't Go, Hrytsia, to the Party». The protagonist of the story, Hryts, fell in love with two girls at the same time, and paid for it with his life.