1st Edition

Russian Comedy of the Nikolaian Rea

Edited By Laurence Senelick Copyright 1997
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I, a period of considerable repression and censorship. They represent the most popular genres of the period. Lensky's Her First Night was an immensely popular vaudeville which held the stage for years; Kozma Prutkov's Fantasy is a parody of vaudeville which was banned after one night. Turgenev's Luncheon with the Marshal... Read more
Lensky - Her First Night Kozma Prutkov - Fantasy Turgenev - Luncheon with the Marshal Saltykov-Schedrin- Pazukhin's Death

Biography

Laurence Senelick