Artistic and semiotic components of Yevhen Pluzhnyk’s poetry

Abstract

The article under consideration aims to explore the main artistic and semiotic components of Yevhen Pluzhnyk’s poetry, reveal their semantic load in the works, and determine the figurative dominants of the artist’s life philosophy presented in his lyrics. To achieve this goal, we used the following methods: the systematization of the selected material, the method of observation, analysis, synthesis, and the descriptive method. Intertextuality made it possible to consider the poetic heritage of the writer from the point of view of textual connections with contemporary authors and his predecessors in Ukrainian and world literature. The principles of the hermeneutic method and artistic and semiotic analysis of the work form the basis of an integrated approach to characterizing the holistic view of the poetics of Ye. Pluzhnyk’s lyrics. The authors have discerned several artistic and semiotic constants in Yevhen Pluzhnyk’s poetry by considering the semiotic nature of art. These include the oppositions of «life-death» and «silence-noise», the semiotic component of «philosophy of the heart», and intertextual connections. The latter is evident in the poet’s numerous references to classical literature, mythology, and biblical texts, which enrich his texts and situate them within a broader cultural context. The article highlights Yevhen Pluzhnyk’s meticulous attention to his poems’ sound, rhythm, and melody. His poetry is characterized by a musicality and harmony that heightens the emotional impact on the reader. The use of color in his poetry often serves a symbolic function, aiding in conveying mood, atmosphere, and emotional state. It is proved that Yevhen Pluzhnyk created a rich and complex world in his poetry, where each element has its meaning and place, contributing to a deep understanding of reality and man’s inner world.