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"The Lower Depths" is a classical Russian drama of hopeless poverty, violence and delusion. In some way this play is also biographical, as Maksim Gorky's childhood was spent in similar conditions.

The first of Russia's great proletarian writers, Alexey Maximovich Peshkov (1868-1936) adopted the pen name of Gorky, meaning bitter. Drawing on his own experiences in the lowest social echelon, Gorky portrayed the wretched lives of down-and-outers, instilling his tales with... Read Full Overview

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868 - 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian writer and political activist. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across... Read Full Overview

Maxim Gorki: Nachtasyl. Szenen aus der Tiefe Urauf hrung: Moskauer K nstlertheater, 1902. Hier in der bersetzung von August Scholz, M nchen, Marchlewski, 1903. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung... Read Full Overview

"Am Boden" ist das ber?hmteste und erfolgreichste Theaterst?ck Maxim Gorkis. Es wurde im Jahre 1901 geschrieben und 1902 zum ersten Mal im Moskauer K?nstlertheater unter der Regie von Konstantin Stanislawski und Wladimir Nemirowitsch-Dantschenko aufgef?hrt. Die deutsche Urauff?hrung... Read Full Overview

"Am Boden" ist das ber?hmteste und erfolgreichste Theaterst?ck Maxim Gorkis.Es wurde im Jahre 1901 geschrieben und 1902 zum ersten Mal im Moskauer K?nstlertheater unter der Regie von Konstantin Stanislawski und Wladimir Nemirowitsch-Dantschenko aufgef?hrt. Die deutsche Urauff?hrung... Read Full Overview

In Gorky's 1902 dramatic masterpiece, a band of down-and-outers congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions or to maintain a romanticized worldview.

In Gorky's 1902 dramatic masterpiece, a band of down-and-outers congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions or to maintain a romanticized worldview.

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