Сборник рассказов Ш л я хт и ч З авал ьня , или Беларусь в ф ант а ст и ч ны х п о в е ст во ван и я х Яна Барщевского в контексте русской готической прозы
Collection of stories „Nobleman Zawalnia, or Belarus in Fantastic Stories" by Jan Barszczewski in the context of Russian gothic prose

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the collection of stories by J. Barszczewski Nobleman Zawalnia, orBelarus in Fantastic Stories (Szlachcic Zawalnia czyli Białoruś w fantastycznych opowiadaniach,1844-1846) in the context of Gothic literary tradition in Russian literature of the 30-40-es of theXIXth century. The author comes to the conclusion that folk motives in the cycle NoblemanZawalnia... transform under the influence of Gothic literary tradition, which could be perceived byJ. Barszczewski indirectly, through the oeuvre of other authors. The usage of comparative methodsallows to find out typological relations between the cycle by Barszczewski and the cycles of storiesEvenings on a Farm near Dikanka by N. V. Gogol and An Evening on Khoper by M. N. Zagoskin.

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