Gogol

by Janko Lavrin

Overview

This book, first published in 1926, aimed to introduce to English readers to a great and complex foreign writer in as simple terms as possible. As this was the first extensive study of Gogol in English, the author chiefly considered the general characteristics of the man and his work. This book will be of interest to students of literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138941632
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Gogol and Russian Literature 2. Gogol’s First Steps in Life and Letters 3. The Inverted Romanticist 4. Gogol’s Petersburg Stories 5. Gogol the Playwright 6. The Dead Souls 7. Art and Ethics 8. Gogol’s Last Years 9. Conclusion; Chronological List of Gogol’s Works; Bibliography; Index