{"product_id":"sukhovo-kobylin-trilogy-russian-literature-1938-сухово-кобылин-трилогия","title":"Sukhovo-Kobylin, A. V. Trilogy (Trilogiya), 1938. Krechinsky's Wedding. The Case. Tarelkin's Death. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eСухово-Кобылин А. В. Трилогия: Свадьба Кречинского. Дело. Смерть Тарелкина. \/ Редакция текста и комментарии И. Гладкова; Художник А. Родищев.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Государственное издательство художественной литературы (Гослитиздат), 1938.\u003cbr\u003e200 с., 1 вкл. л. портр. : заставки. Твердый издательский переплет, формат 23 см.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eSukhovo-Kobylin, Alexander. Trilogy: Krechinsky's Wedding. The Case. Tarelkin's Death. \/ Text edited and with commentary by I. Gladkov; Artist A. Rodishchev.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : Goslitizdat (State Publishing House of Fiction), 1938.\u003cbr\u003e200 pp., 1 plate of portrait : headpieces. Hardcover, 23 cm. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1938 edition of Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin’s dramatic masterpiece is a significant pre-war publication of one of the most biting satirical cycles in the history of Russian theater. The Trilogy—comprising the sparkling comedy of manners Krechinsky’s Wedding, the harrowing social drama The Case, and the grotesque, proto-absurdist farce Tarelkin’s Death—represents a unique arc in literature, mirroring the author’s own nightmarish decade-long encounter with the Tsarist judicial system. Published by Goslitizdat, this volume captures the dark humor and scathing critique of bureaucracy that made Sukhovo-Kobylin’s work particularly resonant in the 1930s Soviet literary landscape.\u003cbr\u003eThe edition is notably illustrated by A. Rodishchev, who provided the portraits and the intricate headpieces that frame each play. The artistic design reflects the transition from the elegant, salon-style world of the first play to the claustrophobic, spectral office spaces of the later works. In this study, the editorial preparation by I. Gladkov provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the trilogy's structure, including the arrangement of character archetypes and the evolution from realism to the grotesque. To ensure scholarly reach, the book includes a substantial commentary section that bridges the gap between the historical realities of 19th-century Russian law and the theatrical innovations of the early 20th century.\u003cbr\u003eWith its distinctive 1930s typography and inclusion of a high-quality portrait frontispiece of the author, this 200-page volume is a valuable acquisition for historians of the theater, collectors of pre-war Soviet editions, and bibliophiles interested in Russian satire. It serves as a definitive document of how Sukhovo-Kobylin's \"theatre of the absurd\" was preserved and presented to the public during the late 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963148271658,"sku":"EB-306406100030","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_80fecf56-9db6-4d7b-8a30-77d3a1858c90.jpg?v=1768161945","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/sukhovo-kobylin-trilogy-russian-literature-1938-%d1%81%d1%83%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%8b%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%bd-%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%b8%d1%8f","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}