77e3b7fffc As Gogol's wily antihero, Chichikov, combs the back country wheeling and dealing for "dead souls" (deceased serfs who still represent money to anyone sharp enough to trade in them) we are introduced to a Dickensian cast of peasants, landowners, and conniving petty officials, few of whom can resist the seductive illogic of Chichikov's proposition. His arrival produced no stir in the town, and was accompanied by no particular incident, beyond that a couple of peasants who happened to be standing at the door of a dramshop exchanged a few comments with reference to the equipage rather than to the individual who was seated in it. (less) Fiction Literary . SIMILAR ITEMS (based on metadata) eye Title Date Archived Creator American Libraries 648 648 Dead souls Oct 8, 2008 10/08 by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-1852 texts eye 648 favorite 0 comment 0 University of Toronto - Robarts Library 1,366 1.4K Dead souls Feb 19, 2007 02/07 by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-1852; Graham, Stephen, 1884- texts eye 1,366 favorite 0 comment 0 California Digital Library 1,134 1.1K Revizr; a comedy Jul 17, 2008 07/08 by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-1852; Yale University. Dead Souls By: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer, was first published in 1842, and is one of the most prominent works of 19th-century Russian literature. See the How-To! **non-refundable** Standard iOS and Android reader apps work, too! 0.418 MB File Dead Souls is a socially critical black comedy.
Petersburg and later an appointment at the university. For any copyright complaints, please submit a DMCA notice. Wells Anne Of Green Gables (diversion Classics) - L.m. Died on 21st February 1852. Be the first one to write a review. To count serfs (and people in general), the measure word soul was used: e.g., six souls of serfs. First Page: DEAD SOULSBy Nikolai Vasilievich GogolTranslated by D. Through surreal and often dark comedy, Gogol criticizes Russian society after the Napoleonic Wars.
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