Novytska O. Anton Krushelnytsky's narrative literature: genre and style modifications

In the thesis the author studies Anton Krushelnicky's artistic legacy (1878-1937) in the context of the dominant trends of Ukrainian literature at the end of XIX - the beginning of XX century and through the receptive dimensions of modern theory of literature. The paper defines the ideological and axiological background of the writer's artistic understanding the reality and aesthetic nature of his creativity. The unity of the form and contest of prose texts is determined. The genre and style features and modifications of A. Krushelnytsky's small and middle forms of prose are considered. The problem-thematic, plot and compositional diversity of the writer's works is comprehended. The intertextual links of his prose with other Ukrainian authors' works of this period are analyzed. The place and role of A. Krushelnytsky's creative works in Ukrainian literary process at the turn of the century are grounded.