The Government Inspector | Cultural and Historical References in Gogol's Play
In the following essay, Liz Brent discusses cultural and historical references in Gogol's play.
There are a number of cultural and historical references pertaining to biblical literature and history, as well as ancient Greek mythology and history, in The Government Inspector, which may not be familiar to the reader. These references include: King Solomon from biblical history; Alexander the Great from ancient Greek history; the Elysian Fields from Greek mythology; the ancient Greek politician and speech writer Cicero; and the Tower of Babel from biblical literature. An explanation of some of these references in terms of the central themes found in The Government...
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