An ancient fairy tale

The selection of Lesya Ukrainka's poetic works includes the romantic poems "You are happy, pure stars", "Ancient spring", "I would like to become a song" and the poem "An ancient fairy tale". In them, the dreams of a lyrical heroine are interspersed with personal sadness. The plot-rich poem "An Ancient Tale" is about the eternal dispute between the material and the spiritual, about humanity and cr...