Four Great Russian Plays (Dover Thrift Editions)

About this book

From the golden age of Russian theater: masterpieces by four great writers. Gogols The Inspector General (translated by John L. Seymour and George R. Noyes) skewers the stupidity and corruptibility of provincial officials. Chekhovs The Cherry Orchard (translator anonymous) brilliantly depicts the passing of the semifeudal social order. The Lower Depths by Gorky (translated by Jennie Covan) paints a grim picture of society on the eve of the Russian Revolution; and Turgenevs A Month in the Country (translated by Constance Garnett) explores the absurdity of romantic love.