Gogol’s Dead Souls and The Nose

Today I will answer the following questions. Who was Nikolai Gogol? What are some of his best works? I’ll summarise his masterpiece, Dead Souls, and discuss his style of writing, and why he was such a comic genius. In the end I will tell you about some of his great short stories. Also his influence on world literature, from Japan to China, from Russia to Europe. But first let me tell you a bit about Gogol’s life.  Support the channel ► Monthly donation with perks: ► One-time donation: WHERE TO FIND ME: ► Instagram: ► E-mail: fictionbeastofficial@ ► Audio Podcast: 🕔Time Stamps🕔 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Nikolai Gogol’s biography 06:44 Dead Souls Summary 18:06 Gogol’s Comic style 19:24 Gogol’s depiction of Russian people 22:39 Gogol’s Critique of bad capitalism 24:13 Gogol’s Diary of a Madman (short story) 25:26 Gogol’s Government Inspector (play) 26:46 Gogol’s the Overcoat (short story) 27:55 Gogol’s The Nose (short story) 31:07 Gogol’s Legacy Music: We Are Here by Declan DP Licensing Agreement: Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library #gogol #deadsouls #russianliterature