Plays
ivanov; the seagull; uncle vanya; three sisters; the cherryorchard
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- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2002
Summary
Chekhov’s Stage: A Collection of Timeless Dramas
A collection of Chekhov’s dramatic masterpieces. At a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by formulaic melodramas and farces, Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the everyday lives, loves and yearnings of ordinary people.
- Ivanov depicts a man stifled by inactivity and lost idealism.
- The Seagull contrasts a young man’s selfish romanticism with the stoicism …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447330 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447334 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Anton Chekhov, Peter Carson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov (Author)
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), the grandson of a former serf and son of a grocer, was born in Taganrog, a port in Southern Russia. His childhood was overshadowed by his frightening father, but he was close to his mother. While he was at university, his father was defrauded and went bankrupt, leaving the family in dire financial straits; Chekhov supported them almost single-handedly by selling stories and sketches to magazines. Although a doctor by profession, he soon became famous for his brilliant stories and plays, and is today recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of all time.
Peter Carson (Translator)
Peter Carson learned Russian during National Service in the Navy at the Joint Services School for Linguistics, Crail and London, and at home - his mother’s family left Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. His working life has been spent on the editorial side of London publishing.
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