“nikolai vasil evich gogal”

A classic text used at all levels of academic theatre studies.... More

Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features "Nevski Prospect" and "The Portrai... More

Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp. As Gogol's wily antihero, C... More

KHLESTAKOV. The devil knows, but it isn't roast beef. It's roast iron, not roast beef. Eats.] Scoundrels Crooks The stuff they give you to eat It makes your jaws ache to chew one piece of it. Picks his teeth with his fingers.] Villains It's as tough as the bark of a tree. I can't pull it out n... More

All three horsemen rode in silence. Old Taras's thoughts were far away: before him passed his youth, his years--the swift-flying years, over which the Cossack always weeps, wishing that his life might be all youth. He wondered whom of his former comrades he should meet at the Setch. He reckoned up h... More