Yanka Luchyna and the formation of landscape thinking in Belarusian poetry
In the article, it is analyzed the landscape lyrics by Yanka Luchyna in the context of Belarusian literature of the 19th century. The aim of the research is to identify the main motifs and images of landscape lyrics by Yanka Luchyna, to make a comparative analysis of poetry by Yanka Luchyna and lyrical works of poets of the 19th century. In the introduction, it is noted landscape role in the history of Belarusian literature. In the work it is for the first time discussed all the known works of Yanka Luchyna on the Polish, Belarusian and Russian languages, dedicated to the description of nature. In the main part of the work, it is defined the basic common motifs in natural lyric of poets of the 19th century: a comparison of the Motherland and outland, lyrical character stay in a foreign country, the sadness for the Motherland, exile, the desire to return home. It is noted the wide distribution of the river’s image in the landscape poems of the 19th century, the clear division of the rivers by the poets into their native (Neman, Dvina) and foreign (Wisla, Neva) - native rivers remind poets of the times of youth, foreign rivers cause homesickness. Landscape poetry by Yanka Luchyna is attributed to the romantic landscape type. It is deifned the basic images of the characters, in which Yanka Luchyna associate Motherland: Neman, field, meadow, forest, wood, wind, village, and house. It is justified the role of the Motherland in the birth of poetic inspiration both in Yanka Luchyna: works and in the work of other poets of the 19th century. In the conclusion, the role of Yanka Luchyna’s works in the poetization and aesthetization of the native land is noted. It is concluded that there is no display of the natural resources of the native land and the presence of a colorful description of foreign nature, but in contrast - the presence of a feeling of deep love for the Motherland. The results of the research can be used to compile a collection of works by Yanka Luchyna, writing works on the history of Polish and Belarusian literature. The studied material is the basis for studying the writer’s entire creative work and can enrich Belarusian literary criticism with new facts about the legacy of Yanka Luchyna.