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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Betsy Hulick , Angela Brintlinger , Alexander GriboedovPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231189781ISBN 10: 0231189788 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 14 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction by Angela Brintlinger Translator’s Note Dramatis Personae Woe from WitReviewsThe picture of Russia reflected in Griboedov's great play in the nineteenth century has been brilliantly realized in Betsy Hulick's twenty-first century translation, remaining relevant to our own vexed times. This paradoxically contemporary classic, with its far-seeing themes, will be a welcome contribution to the English speaking stage. -- Sergei Kakovkin, Honored Artist of Russia, playwright director, actor Certain masterpieces seem to defy translation. Griboedov's scintillating verse comedy of manners, Woe from Wit, is thought to be one of them. Betsy Hulick's translation comes as close to nullifying that notion as any. It is accurate, sprightly, inventive and eminently playable. She has captured the sharp characterizations and aphoristic dialogue of the original. Her version deserves to be on the same shelf as Richard Wilbur's Tartuffe and the Cyrano of Anthony Burgess. -- Laurence Senelick, Tufts University Certain masterpieces seem to defy translation. Griboedov's scintillating verse comedy of manners, Woe from Wit, is thought to be one of them. Betsy Hulick's translation comes as close to nullifying that notion as any. It is accurate, sprightly, inventive and eminently playable. She has captured the sharp characterizations and aphoristic dialogue of the original. Her version deserves to be on the same shelf as Richard Wilbur's Tartuffe and the Cyrano of Anthony Burgess. -- Laurence Senelick, Tufts University A wonderfully entertaining read, with laugh-out-loud lines and memorable set pieces. * Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings * Enjoyable, clever, and very amusing, Woe from Wit deserves to be better-known and more widely performed beyond Russia. -- M. A. Orthofer * The Complete Review * Finally: an eminently stageable translation of Griboedov's Woe from Wit! The play truly comes to life in English and the dialogue that created so many Russian catchphrases comes through as lively, effortlessly colloquial, and often hilariously funny. -- Julia Trubikhina, City University of New York The picture of Russia reflected in Griboedov's great play in the nineteenth century has been brilliantly realized in Betsy Hulick's twenty-first century translation. This paradoxically contemporary classic, with its far-seeing themes, will be a welcome contribution to the English speaking stage. -- Sergei Kakovkin, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, playwright, director, actor Certain masterpieces seem to defy translation. Griboedov's scintillating verse comedy of manners, Woe from Wit, is thought to be one of them. Betsy Hulick's translation comes as close to nullifying that notion as any. It is accurate, sprightly, inventive, and eminently playable. She has captured the sharp characterizations and aphoristic dialogue of the original. Her version deserves to be on the same shelf as Richard Wilbur's Tartuffe and the Cyrano of Anthony Burgess. -- Laurence Senelick, Tufts University Author InformationAlexander Griboedov (1795–1829), described by Pushkin as the “cleverest man of his generation,” is best known as the author of Woe from Wit. 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. Betsy Hulick has translated Russian poets and playwrights, including Pushkin and Chekhov, and her translation of Gogol’s Inspector General was produced on Broadway. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |