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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



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. ix*1. Sobakevich, pg. 1*2. Nozdryov, pg. 33*3. Manilov, pg. 52*4. Korobochka, pg. 70*5. Plyushkin, pg. 106*6. The Masters and the Slaves, pg. 138*7. The Masters and the Ladies, pg. 171*8. Forgeries of Fact and Counterfeit Truths, pg. 192*9. The "Paternal" Theme, pg. 215*10. Chichikov and Russia, pg. 230*Conclusion, pg. 252*Notes, pg. 257

Gogols Dead Souls

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691604008
      978-0691604008
      ISBN-10 0691604002

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. ix*1. Sobakevich, pg. 1*2. Nozdryov, pg. 33*3. Manilov, pg. 52*4. Korobochka, pg. 70*5. Plyushkin, pg. 106*6. The Masters and the Slaves, pg. 138*7. The Masters and the Ladies, pg. 171*8. Forgeries of Fact and Counterfeit Truths, pg. 192*9. The "Paternal" Theme, pg. 215*10. Chichikov and Russia, pg. 230*Conclusion, pg. 252*Notes, pg. 257

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