Gogol’s The Overcoat
Gogol’s The Overcoat by Julian Graffy, published by Bristol Classical Press on September 21, 2000, is a detailed examination of Gogol’s renowned short story, first released in 1842. This edition, comprising 164 pages, delves into the extensive critical reception and various adaptations of the work, highlighting its significance in Russian literature and its influence on writers and critics alike.
Readers will find a comprehensive analysis that explores the multifaceted interpretations of The Overcoat, addressing its role as both a social document and a psychoanalytical study. The book discusses the responses from notable figures in literature and criticism, including insights from both Russian and Western scholars. This scholarly work provides a thorough understanding of the story’s impact across different media and its enduring relevance in literary discourse.
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Gogol’s most famous short story, first published in 1842, has attracted unrivalled attention, both from other writers and from critics of every hue. It has been reworked by Russian writers from Dostoevsky to the present day, and filmed both in Russia and abroad. It has provoked competing analyses from nineteenth-century social critics such as Belinsky and Chernystevsky, from Eirhenbaum and the Russian formalists, from Soviets and emigres. In recent years it has evoked innovative readings by leading Western scholars. It has been found to be both a social document and a psychoanalytical study, both a religious primer and a literary game. This study combines a detailed survey of the critical reception and reworkings in a range of media with a synthetic analysis, drawing together the insight of a century and a half of attention to Gogol’s masterpiece.
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