The Diary of a Madman Resources

If you were taking a course at Harvard titled "Writing Across Cultures," this is what you would find in your course-wiki entry on "The Diary of a Madman."

This one is from 1964, folks.

The first part of a short film of Colin McLaren's adaptation of "The Diary of a Madman."

A New York Times review of the stage adaptation starring Geoffrey Rush. Spoiler: the reviewer says it's "entertaining," but not "truly scary" enough for his taste. Funny, that's what your cousin Ned said about Paranormal Activity 4.

Even though Gogol is thought of as one of the best-known writers of Russian literature, he was actually born in Ukraine. That means the Russians and the Ukrainians are still fighting over him.

Were you picturing Poprishchin as a redhead? Well, here's a ginger Geoffrey Rush playing Poprishchin at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, on the 86th of Martober, 2011.

You shouldn't miss the chance to hear your favorite quotes in Williams' incredibly cool British accent. The legendary actor reads the whole story here.

An oil painting of Poprishchin by well-known Russian painter Ilya Repin.

A sketch of Poprishchin by Ilya Repin.

A painting of Gogol by F. Moller.