The similar aspects in Nathaniel Hawthorne's and Jan Barshchevsky's short prose

Abstract

The analysis of N. Hawthorne's tales and sketches and J. Barshchevsky's prose has revealed that they contain several similar features. The American and the Belarusian writers of the Romanticism period demonstrated the aspects of ecological thinking, the both of them were interested in the theme of human depravity and they included the Gothic elements in order to draw attention to some important issues of their time. It is emphasized that this similarity can be explained by the inherent characteristics of the writers and the same literary movement they're associated with.