The Government Inspector - Couverture souple

Gogol, Nikolai

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854591746 ISBN 13 : 9781854591746

Editeur : Nick Hern Books, 1997

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Number twenty-three in NHB's Drama Classics Series, providing the world's great drama at a great price.

The introduction to this edition of Hedda Gabler includes a short biography of Nikolai Gogol and chronology of his work; a guide to what happens in the play; a short history of the play and its context; and a brief guide to language and translation.

In this ever-topical satire of small-town corruption and cravenness, bumbling and inefficient town officials are thrown into a panic when they learn that a Government Inspector is coming, perhaps incognito. When a well-dressed rogue arrives, he quickly realizes he is presumed to be the Inspector and takes advantage of the officials' dinners, bribes, etc. When the officials realize their mistake-just after the rogue leaves-the real Inspector arrives.

Translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.

The Government Inspector is a set text for AQA Drama and Theatre Studies A/AS Level.

Revue de presse :

Two-and-a-half hours of sheer theatrical delight that is, if anything, even more relevant today - in this age of relentless municipal self-promotion and image-building - than it was when Gogol wrote it, more than 170 years ago. --The Scotsman

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Nick Hern Books
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1854591746
• ISBN 13: 9781854591746
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 123