Description |
107 pages ; 19 cm |
Series |
Methuen's theatre classics |
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Methuen's theatre classics.
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Summary |
"In this classic satire on human vanity, the corrupt, self-seeking officials of a small town in Tsarist Russia mistake a penniless clerk from Moscow for a government inspector. Through the wild inventiveness of Gogol's comic fantasy the play becomes a celebration of the grotesque and absurd elements in human nature and remains one of the great comedies of all time." "As well as the complete text of the play itself, the volume contains a chronology of the playwright's life and work, an introduction giving the background to the play, a discussion of the various interpretations, and notes on individual words and phrases in the text."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Orig. pub. in Russian, 1836 |
Subject |
Russian drama -- 19th century.
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Author |
Brooks, Jeremy.
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Marsh, Edward O.
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LC no. |
78356657 |
ISBN |
0416193803 |
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