- Kobzar (book)
Kobzar (Ukrainian: Кобзар, "The bard"), is a book of
poem s by Ukrainianpoet and painter,Taras Shevchenko [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-320815/Kobzar Encyclopedia Britannica] ] , first published by him in1840 inSaint Petersburg ,Russia . Taras Shevchenko was nicknamed "TheKobzar " after the publishing of this book. From that time on this title has been applied to Shevchenko's poetry in general and acquired a symbolic meaning of the Ukrainian national and literary revival [ [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?AddButton=pagesKOKobzarIT.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine] ] .The first publication consisted of a collection of 8 works: "Думи мої, думи мої, лихо мені з вами"(" [My thoughts, my thoughts, it is bad for me because of you"), "Перебендя" (
Perebendya ), "Катерина" ("Kateryna"), "Тополя" ("Poplar tree"), "Думка" ("Thought"), "Нащо мені чорні брови" ("Why should I have Black Eyebrows"), "До Основ'яненка" ("To Osnovyanenko"), "Іван Підкова" ("Ivan Pidkova "), and "Тарасова ніч" ("Taras's night").The author also published two more books under the same name in
1844 and1860 . Also, in 1844, another version of the original "Kobzar", titled "Chyhyrysnkyi Kobzar", was republished with an addition of the poem "Гайдамаки" ("Haydamaky").Publication of the work was forbidden by the
Ems Ukase , which forbidded the publishing of Ukrainian-language literature. This prompted the publication of the work in not Russia-ruled lands, such as inPrague (now inCzech Republic ) andGermany . [ [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?AddButton=pagesKOKobzarIT.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine] ]References
External links
* [http://www.kobzar.info/eng/ Web-site "Kobzar.info" dedicated to Taras Shevchenko] , mostly in Ukrainian
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