METAPHORS OF MEMORY IN UKRAINIAN POETRY DURING THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

Larysa KRAVETS,
Doctor of Philological Sciences, professor, Department of Philological,
Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute;
Kossuth square, 6, Beregszász, Transcarpathia, 90200, Ukraine;
e-mail: kravets.larysa@kmf.org.ua
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-0642

Heading: WAR AND LANGUAGE
Language: Ukrainian

Abstract
The concept of memory is one of the most researched and variously interpreted both in art and in philosophy, therefore reliance on philosophical theories significantly deepens the linguistic study of it in the language of poetry. Scientific and artistic coverage of memory are certainly different, but at the same time they are not devoid of some common features, which is manifested, in one case, in the application of techniques traditional for art in the process of philosophical study, and in the other – in the actualization of philosophical ideas during the creation of images.
Expression of the concept of memory in fiction often has a philosophical basis. In general, all fiction can be interpreted as a means of forming, preserving and transmitting memory.
Modern poetic texts of the war period not only reflect reality, interpret it, but also appeal to memory, actualizing the corresponding concept. This concept has a complex and branched structure, numerous associative connections and multiple interpretations, forming conceptual fields.
Different types of memory are depicted in the works. This is individual and collective memory, historical and cultural, national and universal. It is not always easy to differentiate the types of memory implemented in the text, as they are often intertwined and mutually conditioned. Poetic texts testify that individual memory is not opposed to collective memory, because individual memory is formed in society thanks to human connections and activity, and therefore is part of collective memory. At the same time, individual memory is a unique combination of individual and collective memories. Collective memory preserves the past, which determines the experience of the present and the creation of the future. However, the past also changes under the influence of the present, moreover, it can be present in the present only under the condition of active collective memory. The concept of memory reveals numerous connections with many other concepts, including city, home, grave, temple, household items, etc.
Memory is a way of being of a person in culture and the world, a measure of his spirituality, a form of timeless existence. Memory in one form or another permeates all Ukrainian poetry of the war period, actualizing values, evoking diverse emotions, prompting reflection. Memory brings back the past, which shapes the present and models the future.
Key words: concept memory, poetic text, metaphor, image, associative-semantic series, places of memory, figures of memories.

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