This collection contains Gogols three completed playsThe Government Inspector; which satirises a corrupt society was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest play in the Russian language and is still widely studied in schools and universities: "I resolved to gather into one heap everything that was bad in Russia which I was aware of at that time; all the injustices being perpetrated in those places; and in those circumstances that especially cried out for justice; and tried to hold them all up to ridicule; at one fell swoop." (Nikolai Gogol)Marriage is a comedy about the business of matchmaking and matrimony; The Gamblers is an exoriating piece about the excesses of the Moscow aristocracy."Two and two make five; if not the square root of five; and it all happens quite naturally in Gogols world... Gogol was a strange creature; but then genius is always strange" (Vladimir Nabokov)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Perfection for high school art students!By lifegetsbetterMy high school art students LOVE. LOVE. LOVE this book because as they are readying their portfolios. they need to see the human figure in all different positions so that they can draw and paint their projects in the way that they visualize them in their heads but since they lack the experience of the human form in all positions. they need to see these photos. And as a public school high school art teacher. I cant give my students Life Drawing Books because of the nudity - this is the perfect solution for my students because the actors are covering up a bit.Im buying more of these books because mine are always being used and I just dont have enough!7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Great Book - Not For Kindle AppBy HyaThis book is great for pose reference. I found it in the store. I loved the information provided in it as well as the photographs of different poses/emotions/actions however I was disappointed when I downloaded it for my kindle app. I tried it on my galaxy tablet as well as my samsung phone and both devices did not have the beautiful HD pictures found in the book. I was really excited to have it on my tablet instead of the bound book because 1) the weight of the book is colossal in itself and 2) Id figure my tablet would make it easier to actually look at the pictures... Unfortunately when you flip through the book the pictures are small and double tapping them brings up a pixelated version of what looked lovely in the store.Rating 4 out of 5 stars because this IS a great book... I will re-purchase the physical copy but the sheer weight of it is something that will make me keep it at home. I refunded my digital copy because the details an artist may look for in this book do not transfer well in to a digital copy. I HIGHLY SUGGEST purchasing the physical copy although it is slightly more expensive and weighs a ton.Happy arting! :)8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Kindle quality laughableBy Bridgette LorenzenI wish I could un-buy this. The images are probably 1/2 quality of the look inside preview given by . And theres NO way to zoom in or get it better quality!! Zooming with your browser just makes the images super pixelated. DO NOT BUY FOR KINDLE.I would consider buying the book in physical copy because the references (look) like theyd be good if they were big and high quality. but I feel so ripped off that I probably wont.DONT BUY IT.
