The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts
Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lower_Depths Release date is 2016-07-01
Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet
Archive and the University of Connecticut. Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet
Archive and the University of Connecticut.
"The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts" by Maksim Gorky is a play written in 1902. Set in a squalid homeless shelter near the Volga, it portrays impoverished Russians clinging to illusions amid brutal reality. When a wandering pilgrim arrives offering hope and comforting lies, tensions escalate among the residents—including a young thief, a dying woman, and a jealous landlady. Their desperation erupts into violence, forcing each character to confront the harsh truths they've desperately avoided. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Russian drama -- Translations into English Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama Poverty -- Russia -- Drama Poverty -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama
PG
The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lower_Depths Release date is 2016-07-01
Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet
Archive and the University of Connecticut. Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet
Archive and the University of Connecticut.
"The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts" by Maksim Gorky is a play written in 1902. Set in a squalid homeless shelter near the Volga, it portrays impoverished Russians clinging to illusions amid brutal reality. When a wandering pilgrim arrives offering hope and comforting lies, tensions escalate among the residents—including a young thief, a dying woman, and a jealous landlady. Their desperation erupts into violence, forcing each character to confront the harsh truths they've desperately avoided. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Russian drama -- Translations into English Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama Poverty -- Russia -- Drama Poverty -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama
PG