Inspector and Other Plays (Applause Books)

Eric Bentley brings to the attention of Gogol's still growing American public not only a new version of Inspector but three other dramatic works: ÊThe Marriage GamblersÊ and ÊA Madman's Diary Ê the last-named being Bentley's dramatization of a famous Gogol story. In a critical preface Bentley finds all four works to be a Gogolian treatment of love ä or the lack of love ä and by the same token thoroughly original works of dramatic art. Also includes a piece on ÊGamblersÊ by the eminent Polish critic Jan Kott.