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1 online resource (xl, 152 pages) |
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Russian library
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Russian library (Columbia University. Press)
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| Note |
"Published with the support of Read Russia, Inc., and the Institute of Literary Translation, Russia" |
| Summary |
"Alexander Griboedov's Woe from Wit is one of the masterpieces of Russian drama. A verse comedy set in Moscow high society after the Napoleonic wars, it offers sharply drawn characters and clever repartee, mixing meticulously crafted banter and biting social critique. Its protagonist, Chatsky, is an idealistic ironist, a complex Romantic figure who would be echoed in Russian literature from Pushkin onward. Chatsky returns from three years abroad hoping to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart, Sophie. In the meantime, she has fallen in love with Molchalin, her reactionary father Famusov's scheming secretary. Chatsky speaks out against the hypocrisy of aristocratic society--and as scandal erupts, he is met with accusations of madness. Woe from Wit was written in 1823 and was an immediate sensation, but under heavy-handed tsarist censorship, it was not published in full until forty years later. Its influence is felt not just in Russian literary language but in everyday speech. It is the source of a remarkable number of frequently quoted aphorisms and turns of phrase, comparable to Shakespeare's influence on English. Yet owing to its complex rhyme scheme and verse structure, the play has frequently been considered almost untranslatable. Betsy Hulick's translation brings Griboedov's sparkling wit, spirited dialogue, and effortless crossing of registers from elevated to colloquial into a lively contemporary English"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Introduction / by Angela Brintlinger -- Translator's Note -- Woe from wit |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, 1795-1829. Gore ot uma -- Translations into English.
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Gore ot uma (Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich) |
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Man-woman relationships -- Russia -- Drama.
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Social classes -- Russia -- Drama.
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Russian drama (Comedy) -- 19th century -- Translations into English.
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FICTION -- Literary |
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Man-woman relationships |
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Russian drama (Comedy) |
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Social classes |
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Russia |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Drama
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Translations
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Electronic books
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| Added Author |
Hulick, Betsy translator
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| Added Title |
Gore ot uma. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, 1795-1829 Gore ot uma. English Woe from wit New York : Columbia University Press, [2020] 9780231189781 (DLC) 2019020284 (OCoLC)1099833189 |
| ISBN |
9780231548519 electronic bk. |
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0231548516 electronic bk. |
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9780231189781 cloth |
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0231189788 cloth |
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9780231189798 paperback |
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0231189796 paperback |
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