Description:
Gogol's "The Government Inspector" must be one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted plays in the history of drama. This work shows the wisdom, humour and subtlety that is missing in many English translations. The work is part of a series aimed at school and university students.
Brief description: Michael Beresford was Senior Lecturer in Russian at the University of Manchester, UK. His publications include A Complete Russian Course for Scientists (1965), Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilyich; Gogol's Government Inspector, both available from Bloomsbury (1998); Modern English: A User's guide to Grammar and Style (1997).