Ukrainian Literature Anthology Ukrainian

This anthology of Ukrainian drama from the classical period (19th century) brings together the works of the founders of modern Ukrainian literature and theater. Key authors include Ivan Kotlyarevsky (“Natalka Poltavka”), Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovyanenko (“Shelmenko the Orderly”), Taras Shevchenko (“Nazar Stodolia”), and Mykhailo Starytsky (“It Was Not Meant to Be,” “Oh, Don’t Go, Hrytsiu…”). Their works laid the foundations for professional theater and democratic literature.

The second phase of the “Anthology of Ukrainian Drama” represents the golden age of the national theater. It marks the transition from depictions of everyday life to profound psychological drama and global modernism.