{"product_id":"woe-from-wit-a-verse-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","title":"Woe from Wit: A Verse Comedy in Four Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetsy Hulick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAngela Brintlinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Griboedov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Griboedov's \u003ci\u003eWoe from Wit\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the masterpieces of Russian drama. A verse comedy set in Moscow high society after the Napoleonic wars, it offers sharply drawn characters and clever repartee, mixing meticulously crafted banter and biting social critique. Its protagonist, Alexander Chatsky, is an idealistic ironist, a complex Romantic figure who would be echoed in Russian literature from Pushkin onward. Chatsky returns from three years abroad hoping to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart, Sophie. In the meantime, she has fallen in love with Molchalin, her reactionary father Famusov's scheming secretary. Chatsky speaks out against the hypocrisy of aristocratic society--and as scandal erupts, he is met with accusations of madness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoe from Wit\u003c\/i\u003e was written in 1823 and was an immediate sensation, but under heavy-handed tsarist censorship, it was not published in full until forty years later. Its influence is felt not just in Russian literary language but in everyday speech. It is the source of a remarkable number of frequently quoted aphorisms and turns of phrase, comparable to Shakespeare's influence on English. Yet owing to its complex rhyme scheme and verse structure, the play has frequently been considered almost untranslatable. Betsy Hulick's translation brings Griboedov's sparkling wit, spirited dialogue, and effortless crossing of registers from elevated to colloquial into a lively contemporary English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Griboedov (1795-1829), described by Pushkin as the \"cleverest man of his generation,\" is best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eWoe from Wit\u003c\/i\u003e. While serving on a diplomatic mission to Persia in the aftermath of the 1826-1828 Russo-Persian War, he was brutally murdered when a mob assaulted the Russian embassy in Tehran. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetsy Hulick has translated Russian poets and playwrights, including Pushkin and Chekhov, and her translation of Gogol's \u003ci\u003eInspector General\u003c\/i\u003e was produced on Broadway.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984038625581,"sku":"9780231189798","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/djI2VndzemFva0JtSktlUzhwUXUvQT09.webp?v=1776081543","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/woe-from-wit-a-verse-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}