AXIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE TRACTATUS "THE IMITATION OF CHRIST" IN THE LIFE AND CREATION WORK OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO
Journal: Shevchenko Studies
Year: 2022

The article considers various aspects of the ethical paradigm of the tractatus "The imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis, which becomes decisive for Taras Shevchenko in certain periods of life and significantly affects to the ideological orientation of literary texts. The tractatus presents the idea that the study of Christ's life and the emulation of his example is the highest achievement that man can imitate. Book is full of practical and straightforward advice for spiritual growth. The emp