In the present article literary criticism activity and artwork of one of the leading Danish writers of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century H. Bang are considered. Shaping Bang’s esthetic views similar to the esthetic position of the initiator of the “Modern Breakthrough” cultural movement, the Danish critic G. Brandes is traced, the writer’s perceptions of the tasks of impressionist psychological novel are investigated, as well as style features of his novels “At the Road” (1885) and “Tine” (1889) are analyzed.