Woe from Wit
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"Woe from Wit" is a classic early 19th-century Russian verse comedy and social satire by Alexander Griboyedov that critiques Moscow aristocratic society through the misadventures of its sharp-tongued protagonist.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woe from Wit canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Russian literary work
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play ⓘ social satire ⓘ verse comedy ⓘ |
| alternativeEnglishTitle |
The Woes of Wit
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Wit Works Woe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Griboyedov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to tsarist censorship ⓘ |
| circulationMode | widely circulated in manuscript copies ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| firstPublicationStatus | partially published in censored form ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ verse drama ⓘ |
| hasQuotation | “Woe from wit” as a Russian proverbial expression ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a classic of Russian drama
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one of the most quoted works in Russian literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Russian literature
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Russian satirical drama ⓘ |
| literaryForm | play in verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian classicism
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early Russian realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alexander Chatsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Molchalin
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Pavel Famusov NERFINISHED ⓘ Skalozub NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Famusova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alexander Chatsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
sharp-tongued
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socially critical ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Moscow nobility
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bureaucratic conservatism ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between old and new generations
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conformism versus independent thought ⓘ critique of Moscow aristocratic society ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | «Горе от ума» NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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