“Mother complex” in the life and work of Lesia Ukrainka and Marina Tsvetaeva (an attempt of comparativetypological analysis)

Iryna Betko

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (Polska)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8930-7476


Abstract

The article is devoted to a comparative typological analysis of various manifestations of the mother complex in the process of personal development of Lesia Ukrainka and Marina Tsvetaeva, as well as its influence on some aspects of their literary work. The mothers of both writers played a deeply ambivalent role in their destinies. Also, in the nature of the experience of the mother complex of each of them, there is much in common. Both loved and admired their extraordinary mothers, as evidenced by their early lyrics. Nevertheless, the influence of Olga Kosach-Dragomanova and Maria Tsvetaeva-Mejn on their daughters also had its dark side.


Keywords:

Lesia Ukrainka, Marina Tsvetaeva, mother complex, life and work, comparative typological analysis


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Published
2025-11-28

Cited by

Betko, I. (2025). “Mother complex” in the life and work of Lesia Ukrainka and Marina Tsvetaeva (an attempt of comparativetypological analysis). Forum Teologiczne, 26, 203–219. https://doi.org/10.31648/ft.11708

Iryna Betko 
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (Polska)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8930-7476