Project Gutenberg 2016-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 68 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Repo, K. Naimapuuhat: 2-näytöksinen huvinäytelmä Translation of Женитьба (Zhenitʹba). Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Naimapuuhat: 2-näytöksinen huvinäytelmä" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a two-act comedy written in the early 19th century. This work presents a humorous exploration of courtship and marriage through a collection of eccentric characters navigating the complexities of relationships. The main character, Podkolesin, is a hesitant suitor grappling with the idea of marriage, reflecting the social norms and expectations of his era. The opening of the play introduces Podkolesin, a somewhat indecisive bachelor who is contemplating the prospect of marriage whilst lounging in his room. He is visited by his friend Stepan and the matchmaker Fjokla, who pressure him to consider wedlock seriously. Podkolesin appears both anxious and self-reflective, revealing his extroverted thoughts about the qualities of a potential bride, Agafja Tihonovna. The dialogue captures the playful banter concerning his preparations for marriage, setting the tone for the comedic exploration of social expectations surrounding romance. The beginning hints at the amusing mishaps and social commentary that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Russia -- Drama Russian drama -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest 151158 151097 2024-09-21T17:01:03.955974 2023-09-22T13:31:09.957946 text/html text/html 151151 151090 2024-09-21T17:01:04.199048 2023-09-22T13:31:10.119963 text/html text/html 141175 2024-09-21T17:01:11.682949 application/epub+zip 141812 2024-09-21T17:01:08.211952 application/epub+zip 108201 2024-09-21T17:01:06.882962 application/epub+zip 302657 2024-09-21T17:01:14.040927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290222 2024-09-21T17:01:10.842946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223380 2022-09-23T19:44:54.505245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123859 123850 2024-09-21T17:01:03.641978 2023-09-22T13:31:09.742965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 119092 2016-05-30T08:49:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45090 2016-05-30T08:49:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18655 2024-09-21T17:01:14.167931 application/rdf+xml 16901 2024-09-21T17:01:07.437965 image/jpeg 3829 2024-09-21T17:01:07.158964 image/jpeg 145447 2024-09-21T17:01:04.212982 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia fi.wikipedia