The seagull -- Uncle Vanya -- Three sisters -- The cherry orchard.;Because Chekhov's plays convey the universally recognizable, sometimes comic, sometimes dramatic, frustrations of decent people trying to make sense of their lives, they remain as fresh and vigorous as when they were written a centur
Chekhov: The Essential Plays: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters & The Cherry Orchard
β Scribed by Anton Chekhov
- Book ID
- 110811711
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 367 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781588362667
- ASIN
- B000FBJAP0
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β¦ Synopsis
Because Chekhovβs plays convey the universally recognizable, sometimes comic, sometimes dramatic, frustrations of decent people trying to make sense of their lives, they remain as fresh and vigorous as when they were written a century ago. Gathered here in superb new renderings by one of the most highly regarded translators of our timeβversions that have been staged throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britainβare Chekhovβs four essential masterpieces for the theater.
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Anton Chekhov wrote that "narrative is my legal wife and drama a flamboyant, rowdy, impudent, exhausting mistress." At a time when the Russian stage was dominated by farces, formulaic melodramas, and vaudevilles, Chekhov created plays that focused on characters grappling with moral questions. His wo