Favorites in 2 volumes: Volume 1: Plays 1849-1868; Volume 2: Plays 1870-1881. Ostrovsky A.N.

Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky (1823-1886)-an outstanding playwright, founder of the Russian National Theater. The idea of ​​Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky in the history of Russian culture was precisely formulated by Ivan Goncharov: “You brought a whole library of art works as a gift to literature, created your special world for the stage. You alone completed the building, in the foundation of which they put the cornerstones of Fonvizin, Griboedov, Gogol. But only after you, Russians, we can proudly say: "We have our own Russian, national theater." He, in fairness, should be called: "Theater of Ostrovsky." The comedies and dramas of Ostrovsky clearly reflect the life of the Moscow merchants, provincial actors, and small officials. The gallery of images created by Ostrovsky is enormous and diverse, its characters are destined for a long life in the hearts of modern and future generations of our compatriots. The first volume of the chosen included the plays of 1849-1868: “Your people are counting!”, “Do not sit down in your sled”, “Poverty is not a vice”, “revenue place”, “thunderstorm” and “for every sage of quite simplicity”. The second volume of the chosen included the plays of 1870-1881: “Forest”, “Snow Maiden”, “Assembler”, “Wolves and Sheep”, “Without guilt, guilty.”