Ostrovsky: "The Storm" (Russian Language Edition) - Softcover

OSTROVSKY

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631154523 ISBN 13: 9780631154525

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1988

Synopsis

Ostrovsky's The Storm is generally regarded as one of the finest plays to have been written in 19th-century Russia. Contemporary critics viewed it either as showing the dark forces of conservatism or as the highest expression of love for the traditional life and character of the Russian middle class. This edition is edited with an Introduction, Notes & Vocabulary.

About this title

Synopsis

Is generally regarded as one of the finest plays to have been written in 19th-century Russia. Contemporary critics viewed it either as showing the dark forces of conservatism or as the highest expression of love for the traditional life and character of the Russian middle class.

About the Author

Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886) was born into a merchant family in Russia. He wrote 40 prose and 8 verse plays. His acknowledged masterpieces are The Storm (1860) and The Forest (1871).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631154523
• ISBN 13: 9780631154525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160