Gothic in Comparative Literature: Analysisof SadeghHedayat and Edgar Allan Poe's Stories

Obviously, SadeghHedayat and Edgar Allan Poe are two of the most outstanding and influential writers in short story writing whose works have been of interest for many translators, critics, and writers across the world. Hedayat and Poe introduced the Gothic style of writing to the world, in which darkness, fear, disappointment, and death are the main themes. Besides being a writer, both Hedayat and Poe were skillful in poetry and literary criticism. The context of stories in Hedayat and Poe’s works enjoys unique features which have given them a special style. However, so far there has not been a study to show the similarities between these two writers. One of the areas of research in comparative literature in relation to French style is the study of literary characteristics among cultures. In this paper, it is possible to find the literary similarities between these two writers. Characters of stories and the context are some examples which show the similarities of these writers and place them next to each other. In this article, we tried to analyze characters and the context of Hedayat and Poe’s stories and through investigating general similarities of Hedayat and Poe’s works, it is possible to come to a better understanding to know these two writers and the similarities between their works. A discourse analysis method was used forinvestigation. The findings revealed that there is a specific trend in characters’ line of thinking and the context of stories in that the distraction of the mind, distress, loneliness, and introversion are seen in the characters of stories. The two writers have also utilized the context of stories as an important tool to convey their thoughts.