Tkachyk N. Mithopoetic topika of the Ukrainian prose of the end of XX c. - the beginning of XXI c.

Thesis is devoted to the study of the features of reception and transformation of mithopoetic topika in the Ukrainian prose of the end of XXc. - the beginning of XXI c. The special attention is paid to the prose of Yu.Andrukhovich, V.Eshkileva and O.Gutsulyaka, M.Zakusyla, G.Pagutyak, T.Prokhaska, V.Shevchuka and others. In the paper the causes and conditions for the appearance and functioning of mithopoetic discourse are analysed in the context of modern Ukrainian literature; the processes of reupdating of mithopoetic topika are outlined; the artistry oneiric modus as a component of mythopoetic model of the world is researched. The attention is also paid to the genesis and transformation of mythopoetic topika in the Ukrainian prose of the end of XX c. (motif of family history, death-birth, initiation trip and images).