Shevchenko Institute of Literature is the unique governmental academic research institution for studying literature in Ukraine. Shevchenko Institute of Literature is a structural subdivision of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The Institute was founded in 1926 and since then there has been intensive and fruitful researching and publishing activity. Almost all editions of the classic works of the Ukrainian writers, which are widely used all around the world, were prepared in the Institute.
Main research areas:
- History of Ukrainian Literature from Early Times to the Present Day;
- Shevchenko Studies;
- Literature of the Ukrainian Diaspora;
- Theory of Literature and Research Methods in Literary Studies;
- History of World Literature;
- Slavonic Studies;
- Source and Textual Studies in Ukrainian Literature;
- Comparative Studies;
- Literary Bibliography.