M Y Lermontov

Masquerade M Y Lermontov

Drama "Masquerade" occupies a special place not only in the works of M. Yu. Lermontova, but also in the history of Russian drama of the first half of the XIX century. This emotionally rich, expressive, realistic piece was subjected to repeated censoring and, as a consequence, many copyright processing. Anger, jealousy, nagging doubts and anguish of the protagonist - Eugene Arbenina trying to resist the high society manners and not daring to break its tradition - do not leave indifferent many generations of readers. In addition to the dramatic works, the book also includes stories M. Yu. Lermontova, known under the names "Vadim," "Stoss," "The Princess Ligovski," the poem "Le Corsaire," "Angel of Death," the novel in verse.