Turgenev's play, which he began writing in 1849 when he was 31, is the story of his own disappointed romance with the wife of a friend. His devotion was only partially reciprocated and this cast a shadow over the young man. He called his play "The Student," but it did not receive a production; it was banned on the grounds of immorality. Turgenev then cut out the character of the husband and transformed the wife into a widow, but the play was still not performed, although it was published in this distorted form in 1855, ...
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Turgenev's play, which he began writing in 1849 when he was 31, is the story of his own disappointed romance with the wife of a friend. His devotion was only partially reciprocated and this cast a shadow over the young man. He called his play "The Student," but it did not receive a production; it was banned on the grounds of immorality. Turgenev then cut out the character of the husband and transformed the wife into a widow, but the play was still not performed, although it was published in this distorted form in 1855, under the title "Two Women."
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine. Size: 8vo-over 7; Penguin Group First publishing 1983. Penguin Books. Reprinted 1986. Penguin Classic Paperback Edition in Near Fine Condition. Gently used book, no specific defects. Translated from the Russian & with an Introduction by Isaiah Berlin. The cover shows 'Portrait of a Singer' T. S. Lyubatovich' by K. Korovin, in the National Russian Museum, Leningrad. Turgenev's most celebrated play was completed in 1850. It explores the complexities of the most universal theme, the eternal love triangle. This edition presents the full text of Sir Isaiah Berloin's superb translation, prefaced by his Introduction, plus an Appendix, The Censorship of the Text, that makes available in English for the first time passages that were excised by the censor. 127 pages. small 8vo. 1986, Penguin Books. ISBN10: 014044436X, ISBN13: 9780140444360.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 1982. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 127 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, some creasing or very light wear to the tips of the dust jacket.
