Bohdan Ihor Antonych (Ukrainian: Богдан-Ігор Антонич; 5 October 1909, in Nowica – 6 July 1937, in Lviv) was a 20th-century Ukrainian poet.[1] In 1934 Antonych received third prize honours from the Ivan Franko Society of Writers and Journalists for his work Three Signet Rings.[2]

Bohdan Ihor Antonych
Bohdan Ihor Antonych
Born	(1909-10-05)October 5, 1909 Nowica, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Died	6 June 1937(1937-06-06) (aged 27) Lviv, Poland
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	Lviv University

Biography

Antonych was born and raised in the Lemko village of Nowica where his father, Vasyl, was a parish priest. In 1928 Antonych left Nowica to study at Lviv University, where he remained until he received his degree in Slavic studies in 1933.[3] In order to help finance his chosen career of professional writer, he occasionally worked as an editor for journals such as Dazhboh and Karby. Antonych died from pneumonia on 6 July 1937.[3] In October 2009, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin in his honor as a part of their "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series.[4]

In his poetry he combines the principles of imagism with a life-affirming paganism inspired by Lemko folklore. He declared himself "a pagan in love with life" and "a poet of spring intoxication".[1]

Selected works

• Autobiography (Автобіографія)
• The Green Gospel (Зелена Євангелія). Lviv, 1938
• Book of the Lion (Книга Лева). Lviv, 1936;
• На другому березі (unfinished)
• Welcome to Life [Привітання життя]. Lviv, 1931;
• Song on the Indestructibility of Matter (Пісня про незнищенність матерії)
• Rotations (Ротації). Lviv, 1938.
• Three Rings (Три перстені). Lviv, 1934;
• Ukrainian translations of Rainer Maria Rilke's works

Further reading

• The Essential Poetry of Bohdan Ihor Antonych: Ecstasies and Elegies. Bohdan-Ihor Antonych, Michael M. Naydan. (Bucknell University Press, 2010) ISBN 0-8387-5769-3
• The Grand Harmony. Bohdan-Ihor Antonych, Translated by Michael M. Naydan. (Glagoslav Publications, 2017) ISBN 9781911414353

References

External links

• Antonych's works in audio format

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На других языках

[fr] Bohdan-Ihor Antonytch

[ru] Антонич, Богдан-Игорь Васильевич