Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press, 1964 [i.e.1965]
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Oxford Chekhov: Short plays
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press, 1964 [i.e.1965]
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press, 1964 [i.e.1965]
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Oxford Chekhov
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Five Plays
Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804775745
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) overturned the dramatic conventions of his day and laid the groundwork for contemporary approaches to directing and acting. Now, for the first time, the full lyricism, humor, and pathos of his greatest plays are available to an English-speaking audience. Marina Brodskaya's new translations of Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard not only surpass in accuracy all previous translations, but also provide the first complete English text of the plays, restoring passages entirely omitted by her predecessors. This much-needed volume renders Chekhov in language that will move readers and theater audiences alike, making accessible his wordplay, unstated implications, and innovations. His characters' vulnerabilities, needs, and neuroses—their humanity—emerge through their genuine, self-absorbed conversations. The plays come to life as never before and will surprise readers with their vivacity, originality, and relevance.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804775745
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) overturned the dramatic conventions of his day and laid the groundwork for contemporary approaches to directing and acting. Now, for the first time, the full lyricism, humor, and pathos of his greatest plays are available to an English-speaking audience. Marina Brodskaya's new translations of Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard not only surpass in accuracy all previous translations, but also provide the first complete English text of the plays, restoring passages entirely omitted by her predecessors. This much-needed volume renders Chekhov in language that will move readers and theater audiences alike, making accessible his wordplay, unstated implications, and innovations. His characters' vulnerabilities, needs, and neuroses—their humanity—emerge through their genuine, self-absorbed conversations. The plays come to life as never before and will surprise readers with their vivacity, originality, and relevance.
Interpreting Chekhov
Author: Geoffrey Borny
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1920942688
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The author's contention is that Chekhov's plays have often been misinterpreted by scholars and directors, particularly through their failure to adequately balance the comic and tragic elements inherent in these works. Through a close examination of the form and content of Chekhov's dramas, the author shows how deeply pessimistic or overly optimistic interpretations fail to sufficiently account for the rich complexity and ambiguity of these plays. The author suggests that, by accepting that Chekhov's plays are synthetic tragi-comedies which juxtapose potentially tragic sub-texts with essentially comic texts, critics and directors are more likely to produce richer and more deeply satisfying interpretations of these works. Besides being of general interest to any reader interested in understanding Chekhov's work, the book is intended to be of particular interest to students of Drama and Theatre Studies and to potential directors of these subtle plays.
Publisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1920942688
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The author's contention is that Chekhov's plays have often been misinterpreted by scholars and directors, particularly through their failure to adequately balance the comic and tragic elements inherent in these works. Through a close examination of the form and content of Chekhov's dramas, the author shows how deeply pessimistic or overly optimistic interpretations fail to sufficiently account for the rich complexity and ambiguity of these plays. The author suggests that, by accepting that Chekhov's plays are synthetic tragi-comedies which juxtapose potentially tragic sub-texts with essentially comic texts, critics and directors are more likely to produce richer and more deeply satisfying interpretations of these works. Besides being of general interest to any reader interested in understanding Chekhov's work, the book is intended to be of particular interest to students of Drama and Theatre Studies and to potential directors of these subtle plays.
Three Sisters
Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill their days in order to construct a life that feels meaningful while surrounded by an array of military men, servants, husbands, suitors, and lovers, all of whom constitute a distractions from the passage of time and from the sisters' desire to return to their beloved Moscow.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill their days in order to construct a life that feels meaningful while surrounded by an array of military men, servants, husbands, suitors, and lovers, all of whom constitute a distractions from the passage of time and from the sisters' desire to return to their beloved Moscow.
Moscow Tales
Author: Ivan Alekseevich Bunin
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199559899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Fifteen tales from Russia's mysterious capital city provide an absorbing and many-sided portrait in fiction for readers who love travelling, armchair travellers, lovers of Russian literature, as well as those who love Moscow.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199559899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Fifteen tales from Russia's mysterious capital city provide an absorbing and many-sided portrait in fiction for readers who love travelling, armchair travellers, lovers of Russian literature, as well as those who love Moscow.
The Breaking String
Author: Maurice Valency
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 9780805238099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 9780805238099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre
Author: and translated by Vera Gottlieb
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134286902
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Moscow Art Theatre is recognized as having more impact on modern theatre, than any other company. This facsimile edition of a Russian journal documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced by the MAT.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134286902
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Moscow Art Theatre is recognized as having more impact on modern theatre, than any other company. This facsimile edition of a Russian journal documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced by the MAT.
The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
Author: Vera Gottlieb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825658
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion, first published in 2000, begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre. Later film versions and adaptations of Chekhov's works are analysed, with valuable insights also offered on acting Chekhov, by Ian McKellen, and directing Chekhov, by Trevor Nunn and Leonid Heifetz. The volume also provides essays on 'special topics' such as Chekhov as writer, Chekhov and women, and the Chekhov comedies and stories. Key plays, such as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, receive dedicated chapters while lesser-known works and genres are also brought to light. The volume concludes with appendices of primary sources, lists of works, and a select bibliography.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825658
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion, first published in 2000, begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre. Later film versions and adaptations of Chekhov's works are analysed, with valuable insights also offered on acting Chekhov, by Ian McKellen, and directing Chekhov, by Trevor Nunn and Leonid Heifetz. The volume also provides essays on 'special topics' such as Chekhov as writer, Chekhov and women, and the Chekhov comedies and stories. Key plays, such as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, receive dedicated chapters while lesser-known works and genres are also brought to light. The volume concludes with appendices of primary sources, lists of works, and a select bibliography.
The Chekhov Play
Author: Harvey Pitcher
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520363426
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520363426
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.