02079nam 2200445 450 991015480190332120230801231645.01-84943-667-3(CKB)2670000000522837(EBL)1624003(MiAaPQ)EBC5511582(MiAaPQ)EBC1624003(Au-PeEL)EBL1624003(OCoLC)870600998(EXLCZ)99267000000052283720180928d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe government inspector /Nikolai Gogol ; translated and adapted by Alistair BeatonLondon, England :Oberon Books,2012.1 online resource (168 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84002-583-2 Front Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Dramatis Personae; THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR; Russian Word-Stress; Dr Hübner's Speeches TranslatedOne of the most famous comedies in world theatre, Gogol's masterpiece has lost none of its bite. In a small town corruption is rife, and the Mayor and his cronies have got it made. So when they learn they are going to be subject to an undercover government inspection they panic. Mistaking a penniless nobody for the inspector they swiftly fall victims to their own stupidity and greed.A dazzling blend of preposterous characters and familiar situations, Nabokov called The Government Inspector the greatest play in the Russian language. A production of this version of the playRussian drama (Comedy)19th centuryHistory and criticismRussian drama (Comedy)History and criticism.891.7205230903Gogol Nikolai1373546Beaton AlistairMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154801903321The government inspector3404614UNINA