Figurative Stylistic Means in the Legends of Washington Irving (on the Example of «A Legend of Comunipo», «Legend of the Two Discreet Statues», «The Legend of Don Munio Sancho de Hinojosa»)
Journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University
Year: 2025

The purpose of the work is to determine the role of stylistic devices used by Washington Irving in creating artistic images and to come to conclusions about their significance in creating the author's style. The subject of the study is stylistic devices in the legends by W. Irving. The material of the study is the short storieslegends: «A Legend of Comunipo», «The Legend of Don Munio Sancho de Hinojosa», «Legend of the two discreet statues». The methods used: continuous sampling, quantitative me