Koz'ma Prutkov

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. THE INVENTORS OF KOZ'MA PRUTKOV -- II. PRUTKOV FROM CREATION TO CANONIZATION -- III. THE PLAYS: COMIC VARIETY AND PRUTKOVIAN TRADEMARKS -- IV. THE PROSE: KOZ'MA PRUTKOV AND THE READER -- V. THE POETRY: PARODY IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX. TWENTY TRANSLATIONS FROM KOZ'MA PRUTKOV -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX