About Sources of Taras' Shevchenko's Outlook

Abstract

Introduction. In this artticle the outlook of Taras Shevchenko is investigated, partly sources that influence its formation. It is underlined that specific of Shevchenko's outlook is corresponds to the general system of cordotscentryzm as important feature of the Ukrainian national mentality. In the center of Shevchenko's outlook is a personal heart. Is a source of ideas, emotions, activity. The overview of the general sources of Shevchenko's outlook is presented. Partly, folklore, Ukrainian and European literary traditions, cultural and philisophical tendencies of that time. It is analylised the influence of the popular austhetics and philososophical trendiness on the artistic and outlook views of Kobzar.

Metho ds. In the article general scintifc method (syntesіs and conclusion), inter discipline approach, phylological and historical methods of investigation.

Results. Outlook of Taras Shevchenko was formed in the basic of the different sources, partly Ukrainian mentality, authentical Ukrainian and European traditions of the art, literature, philosophy, austhetic and so on. The poet was a highly educated person. His lecture was not determined by concrete canons or directions. It was different and various. The author imagination about the world and its representation in the creativity was made in the basic of these sources. In general Taras Shevchenko's outlook is corresponds to the system of the Ukrainian cordotcsentryzm that underlines the importance of personality and a heart as embodiment of inner world.

In the article is underlined that outlook of Taras Shevchenko is anthropocentric and basing on the idea about perception of Ukrainian phenomenon as existential personal and national status of existence, when individual freedom is closely connected with national categories.

Conclusion s. The outlook of Taras Shevchenko as writer and painter were formed on the basis of Ukrainian and general European thinking traditions. Kobzar was not a social and political thinker, but artist and writer. He represented his outlook through images and symbols. His hystorical and phylosophical anthropocentrism is represented in the form of artictic thinking. Taras Shevchenko was not a follower of the concrete social system or direction. He formed and represented in his creativity original outlook conception. In our opininon it is Shevchenko's conception of the national and personal being. This Shevchenko's outlook system determines the author vision and understanding of personal and national laws of being. Shevchenko's outlook as genetically connected with ancient and modern traditions in Rus-Ukraine. It is corresponds with popular European social, cultural, philosophical teaching. In our opinion its Shevchenko's outlook with national contents and original direction.