The Government Inspector: Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Nikolai Gogol | ISBN: | 9781780013893 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books | Publication: | October 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nikolai Gogol |
| ISBN: | 9781780013893 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Publication: | October 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Language: | English |
Drama Classics series
The world's great plays at a great little price.
Each pocket-sized volume contains:
a full introduction
an author biography notes on historical and theatrical context
a plot synopsis key dates
a further reading list a glossary of unusual words and phrases (English-language texts)
The Government Inspector is a classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, which only saw the stage after the personal intervention of Tsar Nicholas I.
A small, corrupt Russian town receives a letter informing them of the imminent visit of a government inspector travelling incognito. When a passing civil servant is mistaken for the inspector, panic soon sets in.
Translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.
Drama Classics series
The world's great plays at a great little price.
Each pocket-sized volume contains:
a full introduction
an author biography notes on historical and theatrical context
a plot synopsis key dates
a further reading list a glossary of unusual words and phrases (English-language texts)
The Government Inspector is a classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, which only saw the stage after the personal intervention of Tsar Nicholas I.
A small, corrupt Russian town receives a letter informing them of the imminent visit of a government inspector travelling incognito. When a passing civil servant is mistaken for the inspector, panic soon sets in.
Translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.
