Alexander Griboedov

Broschiertes Buch

Woe from Wit

A Verse Comedy in Four Acts

Übersetzer: Hulick, Betsy

Beschreibung

Alexander Griboedovâ 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.

Autor

Alexander Griboedov (1795-1829), described by Pushkin as the "cleverest man of his generation," is best known as the author of Woe from Wit. While serving on a diplomatic mission to Persia in the aftermath of the 1826-1828 Russo-Persian War, he was brutally murdered when a mob assaulted the Russian embassy in Tehran. Betsy Hulick has translated Russian poets and playwrights, including Pushkin and Chekhov, and her translation of Gogol's Inspector General was produced on Broadway.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 138mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780231189798
• ISBN-10: 0231189796
• Artikelnr.: 56745837