Linguistic-stylistic and literary interpretation of S. Zweig’s short story "Governess" at the plot and character level

The interaction of literary and linguistic approaches in the process analyzing a text makes it possible to penetrate into depth artistic work. This is relevance study. authors conducted philological analysis ethical S. Zweig’s short story “The Governess” using these approaches. following means were identified characterize psychological tension characters: climax introspection. linguistic-stylistic description presented images characters their interactions carried out. revealed tropes: direct nominations amplified by epithets; repetitions verbs nouns; comparisons; metaphors; metonymies; paraphrases; hyperboles; personifications; internal parallelisms; figures “default”; monologues; rhetorical questions exclamations. Three stages dynamization emotional experiences main are with help means: 1) slight suspicion, vague contradiction, caution; 2) distrust, nervousness, agitation; 3) open protest, experience, grief, despair, disappointment, tears, silence, darkness. conclusion states that Zweig made best presentation stylistic growth tension.