Gogol, Nikolai
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
In Nikolai Gogol's short story "May Night, or the Drowned Maiden," a single night ends up changing the lives of many. Young Levko is the son of the head of a Ukrainian village and madly in love with a maiden named Hanna. To Levko's dismay, his father attempts to break off the romance in secret. What follows is a night during which both the alive and dead seek vengeance. In this tale wrapped in mysterious folktale, family ties are put to the test and characters are faced with a lesson or two. The story was adapted into two operas in the late 19th century and a Soviet film in 1952.
- Author(s)
- Gogol, Nikolai
- Translator
- Field, Claud
- Publisher
- Saga Egmont
- Publication year
- 2020
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- World Classics
- Page amount
- 11 pages
- Category
- Novels
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9788726502046