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274 The Russian Drama
The modern drama naturally suggests Henrik
Ibsen as its pioneer. But prior to him, Gogol
utilized the drama as a vehicle for popularizing the
social issues of his time. In
"
The Inspector,"
(Revizor) he portrays the corruption, graft and
extortion rampant in the governmental depart
ments. If we were to Anglicize the names of the
characters in
"
The Inspector," and forget for a
moment that it was a Russian who wrote the play,
the criticism contained therein would apply with
similar force to present-day America, and to every
other modern country. Gogol touched the deep
est sores of social magnitude and marked the be
ginning of the realistic drama in Russia.
However, it is not within the scope of this work
to discuss the drama of Gogol s era. I shall be
gin with Tolstoy, because he is closer to our own
generation, and voices more definitely the social
significance of the modern drama.
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