Woe from Wit A Verse Comedy in Four Acts |
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Translator:
| Hulick, Betsy |
Introduction by:
| Brintlinger, Angela |
Author:
| Griboedov, Alexander |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-18979-8 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2020 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Alexander Griboedov'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.
Alexander Griboedov'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.