The inventor of the bucolic genre, Theocritus of Syracuse was a learned poet, who refashioned traditional literary forms in original and highly polished verse on a small scale. Theocritus is best known for poems set in pastoral landscapes, consisting of dialogues and song-contests, combining lyric t
Delphi Complete Works of Nikolai Gogol (Illustrated)
β Scribed by Gogol, Nikolai
- Book ID
- 109452917
- Publisher
- Delphi Classics
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B008WA9PSS
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β¦ Synopsis
This unique eBook presents the complete FICTIONAL works of Nikolai Gogol, with beautiful illustrations and informative introductions. (Version: 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gogolβs life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * The complete novels, stories and plays, with contents tables - many appearing for the first time in digital print * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Special criticism section, with two essays evaluating Gogolβs contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels TARAS BULBA DEAD SOULS The Short Story Collections EVENINGS ON A FARM NEAR DIKANKA ARABESQUES MIRGOROD UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays MARRIAGE THE GAMBLERS THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR The Criticism GOGOL BY IVAN PANIN EXTRACT FROM βESSAYS ON RUSSIAN NOVELISTSβ BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS
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