So it's that time again. Discussion of Nikolai Gogol's two <very> short stories. So rather than post anything substantial here, I want to open this up to you all and have you post some preliminary thoughts and let this discussion grow more organically. I do want to state one thing that I think is vital to 'The Nose'. In Russian, there really is no word for 'the'. And so the title in Russian is just 'Nose'. And when you spell nose backwards in Russian it is the Russian word for dream, ???/CoH.
And in case you haven't read the two stories yet but want to, they are both online.
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/5/140/354/18203/1/frameset.html (The Nose)
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/5/140/354/18203/1/frameset.html (The Overcoat)
So, what did you think of the two short stories? Anything you like - setting, history, characters, themes, etc.
This message last edited by Rebekah on 30/06/2010 at 12:31:04 AM
Gogol: The Nose/The Overcoat
- 16/06/2010 02:28:27 PM
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The Nose is... odd.
- 16/06/2010 05:29:51 PM
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I view it as a I view dreams using anachronistic Freudian interpretations.
- 16/06/2010 06:43:12 PM
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Re: I view it as a I view dreams using anachronistic Freudian interpretations.
- 19/06/2010 04:34:27 PM
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I like The Overcoat better.
- 16/06/2010 08:27:38 PM
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The Overcoat, while also fantastical, is easier to understand I think
- 17/06/2010 03:23:11 PM
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I read The Nose last week and will read The Overcoat tonight. Here is a brief
- 18/06/2010 03:44:32 AM
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Re: I read The Nose last week and will read The Overcoat tonight. Here is a brief
- 18/06/2010 04:12:26 AM
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While the stories are entertaining, they didn't leave me with that much to say.
- 13/07/2010 01:52:10 AM
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I keep trying to think of something to add to this discussion and I can't.
- 18/06/2010 02:39:34 PM
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