《Coat》 - Gaito

Japanese: 《外套》 - がいとう
《Coat》 - Gaito

...In "Mirgorod," the fear of the hollow human spirit is hidden beneath the humor, and in "Petersburg Stories," satire and hatred of ugly and vulgar reality, and the pain of the "little man" who is defeated by that reality are depicted with "laughter through tears." His greatest work is "The Overcoat" (1842). However, Gogol went on a trip abroad after his play "The Inspector General" (premiered in 1836), which thoroughly exposed the evils of bureaucratic society, sparked a fierce controversy. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "《Coat》" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《ミルゴロド》では空虚な人間精神に対する恐怖がユーモアの底に秘められ,〈ペテルブルグもの〉では,醜悪で卑俗な現実に対する風刺や憎悪と,その現実に敗れていく〈小さな人間〉の心の痛みとが〈涙を通しての笑い〉で描かれている。その最高傑作が《外套》(1842)である。しかし,官僚社会の悪を徹底的に暴いた戯曲《検察官》(1836初演)が賛否の激しい論争を巻き起こしたため,ゴーゴリは外国旅行に出た。…

※「《外套》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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