Dead Souls (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544869629)

The first part of the novel was intended to represent a modern-day Inferno of the Divine Comedy. citation needed] Gogol reveals to his readers an encompassing picture of the ailing social system in Russia after the war of 1812. As in many of Gogol's short stories, the social criticism of Dead Souls is communicated primarily through absurd and hilarious satire. Unlike the short stories, however, Dead Souls was meant to offer solutions rather than simply point out problems. This grander scheme was largely unrealized at Gogol's death; the work was never completed, and it is primarily the earlier, darker part of the novel that is remembered.

Author: D. J. Hogarth, Gogol Nikolai
ISBN-10: 1544869622
ISBN-13: 9781544869629
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2017
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d