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Dall'Italia. Autobiografia attraverso le lettere
Николай Васильевич Гоголь — величайший русский писатель и драматург, чье творчество оказало значительное влияние на отечественную культуру. Его произведения любимы многими поколениями читателей, они неоднократно ставились на театральной сцене и экранизировались. «Гоголь внес в нашу литературу новые элементы, породил множество подражателей, навел общество на истинное созерцание романа, каким он должен быть; с Гоголя начинается новый период русской литературы...» (В.Г. Белинский). В настоящее издание вошли художественные произведения писателя — циклы «Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки», «Миргород», «Петербургские повести», поэму «Мертвые души», а также пьесы «Ревизор», «Женитьба», «Игроки».
237 pages, Paperback
First published August 10, 2012
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Nikolai Gogol
2,131 books5,723 followersPeople consider that Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Николай Васильевич Гоголь) founded realism in Russian literature. His works include
The Overcoat
(1842) and
Dead Souls
(1842).
Ukrainian birth, heritage, and upbringing of Gogol influenced many of his written works among the most beloved in the tradition of Russian-language literature. Most critics see Gogol as the first Russian realist. His biting satire, comic realism, and descriptions of Russian provincials and petty bureaucrats influenced later Russian masters Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and especially Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Gogol wittily said many later Russian maxims.
Gogol first used the techniques of surrealism and the grotesque in his works The Nose , Viy , The Overcoat , and Nevsky Prospekt . Ukrainian upbringing, culture, and folklore influenced his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka .
His later writing satirized political corruption in the Russian empire in Dead Souls .
Ukrainian birth, heritage, and upbringing of Gogol influenced many of his written works among the most beloved in the tradition of Russian-language literature. Most critics see Gogol as the first Russian realist. His biting satire, comic realism, and descriptions of Russian provincials and petty bureaucrats influenced later Russian masters Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and especially Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Gogol wittily said many later Russian maxims.
Gogol first used the techniques of surrealism and the grotesque in his works The Nose , Viy , The Overcoat , and Nevsky Prospekt . Ukrainian upbringing, culture, and folklore influenced his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka .
His later writing satirized political corruption in the Russian empire in Dead Souls .
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September 28, 2018
If you are familiar with Russian works, Gogol is a pure gem to read. Some works, like ‘The Nose’ are a funny satire on life. Other more serious works like Dead Souls carry a serious message that is still transferable to today. I feel, one of the big crimes of modern literature is that in a moment of pure madness Gogol destroyed the sequel to Dead Souls. That would have been an amazing work to have read.
February 16, 2022
[kindle] I only read his short story "The Overcoat"
December 11, 2024
Funny & cheerful. Gogol is my favourite comedian.
August 28, 2025
Such a great writer, Dead Souls will remain my favourite but his short stories should not underestimate
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