Gogol's Dead Souls / / James B. Woodward.
Alone of the great Russian novels of the nineteenth-century, Dead Souls has remained almost as profound a mystery to critics as it was when it first appeared. James Woodward disputes the traditional view of Gogol's work, contending that it is not a sprawling mass of loosely connected episodes,...
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Woodward, James B., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Gogol's Dead Souls / James B. Woodward. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1978 1 online resource (296 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1657 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Sobakevich -- 2. Nozdryov -- 3. Manilov -- 4. Korobochka -- 5. Plyushkin -- 6. The Masters and the Slaves -- 7. The Masters and the Ladies -- 8. Forgeries of Fact and Counterfeit Truths -- 9. The "Paternal" Theme -- 10. Chichikov and Russia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Alone of the great Russian novels of the nineteenth-century, Dead Souls has remained almost as profound a mystery to critics as it was when it first appeared. James Woodward disputes the traditional view of Gogol's work, contending that it is not a sprawling mass of loosely connected episodes, details, and digressions. His close reading of the text offers a new interpretation by tracing the essential features of Gogol's creative method. Although Dead Souls is a subject of lively debate in almost every respect, no Western scholar has ever before made it the subject of book-length analysis. James Woodward's inquiry addresses itself to many fundamental questions: How is the theme developed? What characterizes the writer's creative method? Does the structure of the novel reveal an inner logic? How can the digressive narrative style be reconciled with generally accepted standards of artistic unity and coherence?Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Literature 9783110413533 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691604008 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400871902 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400871902 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400871902.jpg |
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