Too Clever By Half or The Diary of a Scoundrel by Alexander Ostrovsky
Brand: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Too Clever By Half or The Diary of a Scoundrel by Alexander Ostrovsky
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Product Description
Gloumov the protagonist has not only become an eduring character on the Russian stage but the abstract noun derived from his name gloumovshchina or gloumovism has entered the language. As long as ambitious young men with brains and talent can most readily achieve success by selling themselves and betraying their better natures gloumovism will thrive. Transitional societies have a special need of Gloumov to keep things moving as well as to maintain equilibrium since the actoropportunist will further any cause switch positions overnight defend opposite sides of the same issue and turn his coat with every wind until he almost becomes the coat. from the Afterword by Daniel Gerould show more
Condition : New
Author : Alexander Ostrovsky
Weight : 256.08
Publisher : Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Language : English
EAN : 9781557830234
ISBN10 : 1557830231
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20000201
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 128 Pages
Dimensions : 216 X 140
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