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Woe from Wit (Russian: Го́ре от ума́, romanized: Gore ot uma, also translated as "The Woes of Wit", "Wit Works Woe", Wit's End, and so forth) is Alexander Griboyedov's comedy in verse, satirizing the society of post-Napoleonic Moscow, or, as a high official in the play styled it, "a pasquinade on Moscow."
Neither these nor his essays and poetry would have been long remembered but for the success of his verse comedy Woe from Wit (Russian: Горе от ума, Gore ot Uma), a satire on Russian aristocratic society. As a high official in the play puts it, this work is "a pasquinade on Moscow".
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Griboyedov (born Jan. 4 [Jan. 15, New Style], 1795, Moscow, Russia—died Jan. 30 [Feb. 11], 1829, Tehrān, Iran) was a Russian playwright whose comedy Gore ot uma (Wit Works Woe) is one of the finest in Russian literature.
13 de may. de 2010 · Gore ot uma by Griboedov, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1795-1829. Publication date 1919 Publisher Paris Collection robarts; toronto Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto Language Russian. 52 Addeddate 2010-05-13 23:11:07 Bookplateleaf 0003 Call number AAN-4867 ...
Gore ot Uma by Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, 1795-1829. Publication date 1894 Publisher Moskva : Tipo-lit. T-va I.N. Kushnerev : Izd. T-va A.I. Abrikosova synove ...
first. Gore umu extracts the essence of Isaiah's warning, Gore ot uma emphasises the consequence of not heeding it; prompted, perhaps, by the Kniazhnin, Griboedov has compressed Isaiah's thinking into something crisp but enigmatic. Pushkin was quick to perceive the disparity between play and title. "Who is the intelligent character in Gore ot
Aleksandr S. Griboedov's masterpiece, the comedy Gore ot uma (Woe from Wit) has been translated into many languages, including English, French, German and Italian. It roused warm acclaim among the Poles.
