Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, set in Stalin's Moscow, is an intriguing work with a complex structure, wonderful comic episodes and moments of great beauty. Readers are often left tantalized but uncertain how to understand its rich meanings. To what extent is it political? Or religious? And how should we interpret the Satanic Woland? This Reader's Companion offers readers a biographical introduction, and analyses of the structure and the main themes of the novel. More curious readers will also enjoy the accounts of the novel's writing and publication history, alongside analyses of the work's astonishing linguistic complexity and a review of available English translations.
| ISBN: | 9781644691335 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 2020 |
| Author: | JAE Curtis |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Companions to Russian Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Comparative literature Literary companions, book reviews and guides |