3. Answer the questions:

1. What is I. Kotliarevsky known for?

2. Who were Kotliarevsky's followers?

3. What literary trend followed classicism?

4. What is the period of romanticism noted for?

5. Who played the most important part in the national revival?

6. What writers represented the trend of realism in the 19th c?

7. Why is I.Franko considered to be the dominant Ukrainian literary figure?

8. Who were the most noted dramatists of the vernacular period?

9. What events led to the renaissance of literary activity in the 1920s?

10. Who were the representatives of the period?

11. What caused the end of the renaissance in 1930?

12. When did the "thaw" in Ukrainian literature begin?

13. Who were the most prominent authors of the 1960s?

14. What is the period of the 1970s noted for?

15. What membership does the Writers' Union of Ukraine have at present?

4. Fill in the gaps.

• The "father" of the vernacular lite­rature was _______________.

• He wrote two more plays in the newly discovered language, ____________________, both in 1819.

• The romantics were interested in __________________ and the historic past. Several collections of _________________ appeared.

• With Shevchenko _____________ reached its top. (Kobzar, 1840; Haidamaky, 1841).

• Shevchenko is considered to be the father of _________________ which culminated in an independent state in 1918.

• _______________________ were first Ukrainian writers-realists.

• They were followed by ____________, the dominant Ukrainian literary figure in ____________________ century.

• The three most noted dramatists were ____________________.

• The renaissance ended in __________. All independent organizations were _______________.

• After ____________________, the controls over literature in the Soviet Union began to slacken.

• At present, the ___________________ has membership of 1,500.

5. Match the genre with its definition.

Fairy Tale Fable Myth Legend

: a very short story, usually with talking animals and has a moral. : a story based on something that might have once been real, but has since become exaggerated beyond the realm of nonfiction. : a story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals. : has gods or goddesses and often accounts for the creation of something.

6. Match the writer with his work.

Taras Shevchenko Lesya Ukrainka Myhailo Kotsiubynsky Oleksandr Dovzhenko Oles’ Honchar

“Cathedral” “The Enchanted Desna” “A Forest Song” “Haidamaky” “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”

7. Are the sentences true or false?

• Shevchenko wrote two more plays in the newly discovered language, "Natalka Poltavka" and "Moskal Charivnyk" (The Soldier Sorcerer), both in 1819.

• The most important followers of Kotliarevsky were P.Hulak-Artemovsky (odes and fables) and Lina Kostenko.

• In 1840 Kyiv became the center of romanticism.

• Shevchenko is considered to be the grandfather of the national revival which culminated in an independent state in 1918.

• Franko was a first-rate philologist and literary critic, as well as an avid collector and cataloger of folk literature.

• V.Stefanyk, M.Cheremshyna, L.Martovych, V.Vynnychenko, B.Lepky are also prominent authors of the vernacular period, which came to an end with the World War II.

• The film director O.Dovzhenko initiated the "thaw" in Ukrainian literature with the publication of his novelette "The Enchanted Desna" (1957).

• Literary journals are published carrying the latest works, and there is a special newspaper, "Ukrainian Literature".