{"product_id":"russian-comedy-of-the-nikolaian-rea","title":"Russian Comedy of the Nikolaian Rea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese 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. \u003cbr\u003eLensky's \u003cem\u003eHer First Night \u003c\/em\u003ewas an immensely popular vaudeville which held the stage for years; Kozma Prutkov's \u003cem\u003eFantasy \u003c\/em\u003eis a parody of vaudeville which was banned after one night. Turgenev's \u003cem\u003eLuncheon with the Marshal\u003c\/em\u003e is a comedy of manners about provincial life, and Saltykov-Schedrin's Pazukhin's \u003cem\u003eDeath \u003c\/em\u003eis a satire of greed and corruption so savage that it was forbidden during the author's lifetime. \u003cbr\u003eThis collection constitutes a remarkable comic spectrum which will assist in enlarging the English language repertoire with a set of newly available and hightly stageworthy scripts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227404292440,"sku":"9789057020490","price":50.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789057020490.jpg?v=1779165048","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/russian-comedy-of-the-nikolaian-rea","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}