The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Nikolai Gogol, John Anderson

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Nikolai Gogol, John Anderson

Overview

A small provincial town in Russiahas been informed that a dreaded inspector is soon to arrive. They mistakenly assume that the inspector is Khlestakov, an irresponsible, feckless young clerk returning home from St. Petersburg. The servility and bribery displayed by the officials betrays their fear that their misdeeds will be uncovered. This play, with its complete dearth of sympathetic characters, brilliantly constructed plot, and artful language, creates a perfect comic tension that unapologetically reveals the profound corruption of power in Tsarist Russia.

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  • Genre: Farce

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Nikolai Gogol

Author

John Anderson

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