Gogol's crime and punishment an essay in the interpretation of Nikolai Gogol's Dead souls / Urs Heftrich ; translated by Joseph Swann.
| Author/creator | Heftrich, Urs |
| Other author | Swann, Joseph. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2022. |
| Description | xxvii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Gogol's Schuld und Sühne. English |
| Series | Studies in Russian and Slavic literatures, cultures, and history |
| Contents | Introduction: Of Beauty, Truth, and Evil -- Part One: Chichikov's Prehistory -- Ethos and Epic -- The Ground Plan of Dead Souls -- The Ground Plan of Dead Souls Revisited -- Part Two: Chichikov's Crime -- On Truth and Lies in a Moral Sense -- The Five Faces of Lying -- In the Shadow Realm of Lies -- Part Three: Chichikov's Punishment -- Judgment and Rumor -- The Five Acts of the Drama -- Ethos and Epic: Chichikov's Crime and Punishment. |
| Abstract | "This monograph is nothing less than a bold attempt at solving the riddle of Gogol's novel "Dead Souls" that even inspired a staging of "Dead Souls" at Schauspiel Stuttgart. Heftrich gives a comprehensive, coherent answer to the question of the novel's meaning by meticulously laying bare its structure. The first part of the monograph is dedicated to one section of Gogol's novel that has been neglected by virtually all critics - a clue that leads to a strictly ethical reading of Gogol's epic. Gogol, as it emerges, constructed "Dead Souls" strictly according to a moral pattern. It is amazing to discover how flawlessly "Dead Souls" is built in this regard. The novel thus proves to be a true descendant of medieval romance with its inseparable interrelation between ethics and epics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-259) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021053260 |
| ISBN | 9781644697627 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |