THE OLD TESTAMENT DISCOURSE IN THE SELECTED ROYAL SCOTTISH POETRY OF THE LATE 16TH – EARLY 17TH CENTURIES COMPARED WITH THE UKRAINIAN ART RECEPTION OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The article analyzes the display of the Old Testament symbolic in the sonnets by Mary Stuart and her son James Stuart. The characteristic of personalities of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth, Queen of England, is demonstrated in the reception of Vira Vovk. The English, Germanic (German), Roman, Ukrainian contexts are emphasized. The Ukrainian translations by Maksym Strikha, as well, as the own translations, are given to illustrate.