This anthology offers the reader six important Russian plays of the nineteenth century, in readable modern translations. The editor has provided an introduction surveying the development of drama and the theater in Russia and discussing the significance of the plays, and he has included a note on each play commenting on its literary and historical context.
| ISBN: | 9780393006834 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1973 |
| Author: | F D Reeve |
| Publisher: | W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 454 pages |
| Series: | The Norton Library |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights |