The Old World Landowners

Name: The Old World Landowners
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726503951
Price: 1.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-726-50395-1

de Nicolas Gogol (auteur), Constance Garnett (traduction)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

octobre 2020

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Résumé

"The Old World Landowners" is a short story written in 1835. It is the first tale in the "Mirgorod" collection by Nikolai Gogol. The story is a vivid representation of the old-fashioned way of life in early nineteenth century rural Ukraine, а portrayal of the quiet life and the touching story of an elderly couple and their love for each other. With its dialogues and characters of Classical Russian literature, the story attempts to tell its readers how insignificant things can create a chain of unfortunate events that affect the stability of the strongest realities and completely change one’s life. The story is believed to be an ironic reworking of the Baucis and Philemon legend from Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

Auteur

Nicolas Gogol (auteur)

Nicolas Gogol (1809-1852) est un des écrivains les plus importants de la littérature russe. Il est l’auteur de nouvelles célèbres dans le monde entier, comme LesSoirées du hameau, de pièces de théâtre, notamment Le Révizor. Son roman Les Âmes mortes est un chef d’œuvre universel.
Constance Garnett (Traduit par)

Constance Garnett was an English translator who rendered the great works of Russian literature in English during the first half of the 20th century. She was not only the first to translate Dostoyevsky and Chekhov into English, but also the complete works of Turgenev and Gogol and the major works of Tolstoy.