The means of comic in the theological and polemical treatise “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” by Theophylakt Lopatynskyi

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https://doi.org/10.28925/2311-259x.2021.2.3

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satire, sarcasm, irony, polemical treatise, Baroque, Ukrainian Literature, Russian schismatics

Abstract

he subject of the study is the theological and polemical treatise “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” (1745) by Theophylact Lopatynskyi, which was a reaction to the “Pomeranian answers” of the Denisov brothers. Determining common topics the author pays attention to their totally different resolving. The role of Russian schismatic literature is underlined. Besides, phases of development and character stylistic features and main direction of Ukrainian theological polemic that time are determined. The Research methodology basis on the works by D. Chyzhevskyi, L. Ushkalov, archbishop Ihor (Isichenko), I. Bondarevska, M. Sulyma, D. Lykhachov, O. Panchenko, I. Yeromin, L. Sazonova, N. Hurianova and others. The aim of the study is to outline the functions of sarcasm and irony in the treatise “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” by Theophylact Lopatynskyi, who initiates the controversy of theologians of the “Kyiv school” with representatives of the Vygo-Leksyn community. The article first describes the means of the comic in the treatise “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” Theophylact of Lopatynskyi (sarcasm, satire, irony). It testifies the scientific novelty. The article describes comic relief such as sarcasm, satire, irony. It is stated that they are the main features of the Theophylact Lopatynskyi style. The author resorts to them in order to create in the imagination of the readers an image of communities of old believers as a places of crooks and ignorant people. This opinion contrasts with the image of divisive lands as an embodiment of evil and a kind of hell space which are created by Dmytro Tuptalo earlier. In the text “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” the authors of the “Pomeranian answers” actually appears as its characters. In addition, the means of their characterization take note of the gradual secularization of literature.

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Kateryna Borysenko, Academician Yuriy Bugay International Scientific and Technical University

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor

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30.06.2021

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Borysenko, K. (2021). The means of comic in the theological and polemical treatise “Exposing the lies of the Russian schismatics” by Theophylakt Lopatynskyi. Synopsis: Text, Context, Media, 27(2), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.28925/2311-259x.2021.2.3

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2021)

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Literary history as a structure

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