Оповідання П. Куліша "Гордовита пара" розглянуто в контексті романтичної традиції. Однак сюжет, основні мотиви, образи-персонажі твору, мовленнєва організація тексту переконують у тому, що в поетиці переплітаються елементи романтизму і сентименталізму.
The short story "The proud pair" by P. Kulishtraditionally regarded in the romantic traditions context. But the plot, the main motives, the characters in thestory, the speech organization of the text are convinced that the elements of romanticism and sentimentalism are intertwined in poetry. At the center of the plot is a tragic love story of Marusya Kovbanivna and Prochor Osaulenko. They were parted due to misunderstanding, then married with others husband and wife, but could not live without each other. The story ends with a tragic interlude. In the short story traits of sentimentalism are presents, such as depicts exaggerated feelings, events that can move the reader, expresses democracy in the image of heroes, emphasizes nobility in their characters, there is a tragic ending.In the image of Marusya pride is hyperbolized as a leading character trait, and it is presented in the title of the story. The genre definition of the work is a story ballad. However, the poetics combines the stylefeatur&es of romanticism and sentimentalism (portraiture of the heroine, description of the wedding).
