It was investigated in the article, based on thorough reading of the textbook “A Brief History of Ukrainian Literature” by Serhii Yefremov, how the teacher revealed the problem of forming a linguistic-and-rhetorical personality in the process of studying the works of Ukrainian writers.The role of the Word in the formation of a linguistic-and-rhetorical personality was defined. That is such a person who owned the Word, respected and learnt native language, understood his role in preserving cultural memory, and was responsible for the speech act.It was found that considerable attention in the textbook was paid to the development of language, in particular the Word and its path from spoken to written, from “short sentences, as in conversation, to one long and fluent sentence”, from a fairy-tale language to the height of Shevchenkoʼs poetry. According to S. Yefremov, a writer is a master of the Word, a master of the native language, who created a new world of beauty and art by all literary means and methods, using allegories and symbols.The specifics of the textbook were the short and unobtrusive characteristics of each literary direction offered to the readers’ attention with the names of the most prominent representatives of one or other literary school.Among many writers, Serhii Yefremov was focused on I. Kotliarevskyi, P. Hulak-Artemovskyi, H. Kvitka-Osnovianenko and M. Shashkevych – the only representative of Galicia. Much attention to the activities of the Cyril and Methodius Society and the work of T. Shevchenko, P. Kulish, M. Kostomarov, as well as Marko Vovchok, Oleksa Storozhenko was paid.The author of the textbook referred artistic heritage of M. Drahomanov, I. Nechui-Levytskyi, P. Myrnyi, I. Franko, M. Starytskyi, M. Kropyvnytskyi, I. Tobilevych (Karpenko-Karyi), B. Hrinchenko and Lesia Ukrainka to the period called “chasy lykholittia (times of trouble)”.An exceptional role in the formation and popularization of the Ukrainian language belonged to the activities of Borys Hrinchenko, who was not only a talented writer, translator, but also a linguist, compiler of the “Dictionary of the Ukrainian language”.Our performed analysis of the textbook “A Brief History of Ukrainian Literature” by Serhii Yefremov gives the grounds for claiming that the facts and generalizations presented by the author, offered to readers, contribute to the formation of a linguistic-and-rhetorical, nationally conscious personality, Ukrainian patriot, who is able to acquire information adequately and critically, systematize it, formulate logical conclusions, make informed decisions, take responsibility for their own actions and for their speech act.
Keywords: Serhii Yefremov, Ukrainian literature, Ukrainian language, Word, authorship, public education, linguistic-and-rhetorical personality, speech act.
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