The Inspector General (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays) - Softcover

Nikolai Gogol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486285006 ISBN 13: 9780486285009

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Considered the high point of Gogol's writing for the stage and a masterpiece of dramatic satire, The Inspector General skewers the stupidity, greed, and venality of Russian provincial officials. When it is announced that the Inspector General is coming to visit incognito, Anton, the chief of police, hastens to clean up the town before his arrival. Local officials scurry to hide evidence of bribe-taking and other misdeeds, setting the stage for the arrival from St. Petersburg of Ivan, a penurious gambler and rake who is promptly taken by the townspeople to be the dreaded Inspector General. Ivan, and his servant, Osip, soon take advantage of the situation with hilarious results. First performed in 1836, the play transcends regional and national boundaries to offer a biting, highly entertaining glimpse of universal human foibles and failings.

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486285006
• ISBN 13: 9780486285009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80