Chayka (1896) is the first of Anton Chekhov's four celebrated plays. While its first performance was a fiasco, the play was revived in 1898 and staged by the newly founded Moscow Art Theatre, who 'ado
The reputation of Anton Chekhov as one of the greatest precursors of modern drama rests largely on these four masterpieces.This volume includes The Seagull, a tale about the battle for power between a
Concentrating on the themes of the loss of ideals and the poverty of actual experience, this collection of Chekhov stories--taken from The Oxford Chekhov--includes "His Wife," "A Lady with a Dog," "Th
Along with Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya is credited as one of Chekhov's masterpieces and a significant precursor of modern drama. Set on a country estate in late nineteenth centur
The Lament: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer and playwright. He is considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in the history of world literature and "The Lament"
A Methuen Student Edition of Chekhov's classic play in Michael Frayn's acclaimed translation.When it opened in St Petersburg in 1896, The Seagull survived only five performances after a disastrous fir
The funny thing is the harder I work the more clearly I understand things. When I'm worn out after a day's work then it's like my brain relaxes. And sometimes then I get it. The meaning of my life. My
Set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation, Chekhov's compelling early play is rooted in the revolutionary atmosphere of Russia at the turn of the 20th century.
Absolutely wonderful."?Francine ProseWritten in France toward the end of his career, these stories are Anton Chekhov's only attempt at the linked collection. "A Man in a Shell" is a grotesque Gogolian
Combining psychological detail with a strong sense of place and time, The Story of a Nobody bears all the hallmarks of Chekhov's genius, and perfectly captures the political and social tensions of its
"Zestier and more colloquial than most translations . . . Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active."—Chicago Tribune"I've seen o
Here, Blackstone has compiled forty-one of Chekhov's delightful short stories: A Living Chattel, Joy, At the Barber's, An Enigmatic Nature, A Classical Student, The Death of a Government Clerk, The Tr
A refreshingly intimate and modern spin on a Chekhovian classic."Devastatingly beautiful. . . . People are going to be talking about this one for years."?The Village VoiceOne of the most-produced play
