The overboat

Informationen zum Autor J. Forsyth is the author of A Grammar of Aspect: Usage and Meaning in the Russian Verb ; and A Practical Guide to Russian Stress . Klappentext The Overcoat which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg stories, is a tale of the absurd and misplaced obsessions. Vorwort Generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg stories, is a tale of grotesque character, pathos and black humour Zusammenfassung Shinel (meaning The Overcoat , or Greatcoat ) - which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol’s memorable Saint Petersburg stories - is the tale of absurd and misplaced obsessions. Its petty and pathetic hero, Akakii Akakievich, has become one of the emblematic figures of Russian literature. With its idiosyncratic skaz style, its grotesque characterisation and its mixture of black humour and pathos, this work continues to attract avid critical attention. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionTextVocabulary

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Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

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• Authors: Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol, Gogol Nikolai Vasilievich, Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
• Assisted by: J. Forsyth (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9781853992490
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-249-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Russian texts
• Subjects: Education and learning; Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary essays, Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: literary and general