Taking Dead Souls to be, as it is, an indictment of the entire Russian world (Who are the. Category: Fiction Novel Russian Literature Nineteenth Century Literature Russia 19th century Literature & Literary. On first glance a most curious repetition in a Russian novel. First published in 1842, it details the quest of a bureaucrat named Chichikov to purchase. green cloth spine with patterned paper-covered boards. Dead Souls is a novel by celebrated Russian author Nikolai Gogol. Previous owner's name-plate inside front cover. Despite supposedly completing the trilogys second part, Gogol. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Gogol himself saw it as an epic poem in prose, and within the book as a novel in verse.

Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. He reveals little about his past, or his purpose, as he sets about carrying out his bizarre and mysterious plan to acquire 'dead souls.' Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾' - 7Â¾' tall. The story follows the exploits of Chichikov who arrives in a small town and turns on the charm to woo key local officials and landowners. Although the novel ends in mid-sentence (like Sterne's Sentimental Journey), it is regarded by some as complete in the extant form. As enigmatic as he was influential, Gogols novel Dead Souls and his short story The Overcoat provided the literary foundations of nineteenth-century Russian. Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death.

Gogol himself saw his work as an 'epic poem in prose', and within the book characterised it as a 'novel in verse'. These people typify the Russian middle-class of the time. The novel chronicles the travels and adventures of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov (Russian: ?) and the people whom he encounters.

Title page printed in red & black.Translated from the Russian by George Reavey 'Dead Souls' is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature.

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