Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. 1. Bulgakov’s Life: Formative Years and First Successes–1891–1928 1
5. 2. Bulgakov’s Life: Battling the Censor, and Writing The Master and Margarita–1929–40 14
6. 3. Drafts of The Master and Margarita 24
7. 4. Publication History of The Master and Margarita in Russian 41
8. 5. A Tale of Two Cities: The Structure of The Master and Margarita 49
9. 6. Woland: Good and Evil in The Master and Margarita 61
10. 7. Pilate and Ieshua: Biblical Themes in The Master and Margarita 72
11. 8. Political Satire in The Master and Margarita 86
12. 9. Literature and the Writer in The Master and Margarita 97
13. 10. “So who are you, then?” Narrative voices in The Master and Margarita, Followed by a Stylistic Analysis of Extracts from the Text 109
14. 11. English Translations of The Master and Margarita 132
15. Afterword–A Personal Reflection 143
16. Acknowledgements 149
17. Notes 151
18. Bibliography 167
19. Index 173