Gogol's ""Dead Souls""

Alone of the great Russian novels of the nineteenth-century, Dead Souls has remained almost as profound a mystery to critics as it was when it first appeared. James Woodward disputes the traditional view of Gogol's work, contending that it is not a sprawling mass of loosely connected episodes,...

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Main Author: Woodward, James B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Sobakevich
  • 2. Nozdryov
  • 3. Manilov
  • 4. Korobochka
  • 5. Plyushkin
  • 6. The Masters and the Slaves
  • 7. The Masters and the Ladies
  • 8. Forgeries of Fact and Counterfeit Truths
  • 9. The "Paternal" Theme
  • 10. Chichikov and Russia
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Backmatter.