Narrative features of Belarusian and American travelogues of the 1920s: a case study of works by M. Haretski and J. Toomer)

Authors

  • Tatsiana A. Danilava Minsk City Mechanical Engineering College, 25 Dawgabrodskaja Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus
  • Anastasia V. Danilenka Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

travelogue, narrative structure, comparative study, time and space, narrator, focaliser

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comparative narratological analysis of Belarusian and American travelogues of the 1920s, using the cycle «Sibirskiya abrazki» by M. Haretski and the collection of prose, poetry and drama titled «Cane» by J. Toomer as case studies. The study examines the travelogue as a universal genre in which spatial movement, the encounter with the Other, and the traveler’s self-reflection become the foundation for the formation of narrative structure. The article demonstrates that, despite their different cultural origins, both works employ reflection on travel as a means of comprehending identity, which allows the travelogue to be seen as a universal artistic form capable of reflecting analogous models of spatial perception. The practical significance of the research lies in the development of a narratological model of analysis that can be used in subsequent structural comparative studies.

Author Biographies

  • Tatsiana A. Danilava, Minsk City Mechanical Engineering College, 25 Dawgabrodskaja Street, Minsk 220070, Belarus

    lecturer

  • Anastasia V. Danilenka, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    trainee lecturer at the department of foreign literature, faculty of philology

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Published

2026-08-27

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No. 2 (2026): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology

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Danilava, T.A. and Danilenka, A.V. 2026. Narrative features of Belarusian and American travelogues of the 1920s: a case study of works by M. Haretski and J. Toomer). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 2 (Aug. 2026), 30–36. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6775-2026-2-%p.