Nineteenth-Century Russian Plays

by F. D. Reeve

Overview

This collection ranges from humorous social realism to powerful explorations of man’s capacity for evil.

This anthology offers the reader six important Russian plays of the nineteenth century, in readable modern translations. The editor has provided an introduction surveying the development of drama and the theater in Russia and discussing the significance of the plays, and he has included a note on each play commenting on its literary and historical context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393006834
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	01/17/1973
Series:	Library Ser.
Pages:	468
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.90(d)