Petersburg tales ; Marriage ; The government inspector
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Petersburg tales ; Marriage ; The government inspector
（The world's classics）
Oxford University Press, 1995
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Plays and Petersburg tales
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Cover title: Plays and Petersburg tales
Bibliography: p. [xxxiii]-xxxiv
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In these tales Gogol guides us through the elegant streets of St Petersburg, the city erected by force and ingenuity on the marshes of the Neva estuary. Something of the deception and violence of the city's creation seems to lurk beneath its harmonious facade, however, and it confounds its inhabitants with false dreams and absurd visions - `nothing is what it seems!' warns Gogol. St Petersburg is also the setting for Marriage , Gogol's satire on courtship and cowardice. Finally, for The Government Inspector , indisputably Russia's greatest comedy, we move to the provinces although even here St Petersburg's preoccupation with status and appearances makes its presence felt. This book is intended for students of Russian Literature.
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