Gogol's Dead Souls

by James B. Woodward

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691604002
• ISBN13: 9780691604008
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"