THE POETIC SKY OF KYIV IN SEARCH OF ITS ATLAS (BACKSTAGE OF A BAROQUE PLAY)
Journal: Академічний журнал Слово і Час
Year: 2026

The panegyric and heraldic poetry of the early modern era provides abundant material for observing the value orientations of contemporary society and its search for a leader capable of worthily guiding the ethno-confessional community through the trials that abounded in the 17th century. In the cultural code of Baroque discourse, the modeling of the ideal hero encourages the actualization of ancient mythologies, in particular the figure of Atlas, who holds the sky on his shoulders, while the ima