The Complete Plays"The most complete collection of the Russian playwright's repertoire."—Vogue This stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition.This volume contains work never previously translated, including the newly discovered farce The Power of Hypnotism, the first version of Ivanov, Chekhov's early humorous dialogues, and a description of lost plays and those Chekhov intended to write but never did. |
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... ANNA PETROVNA is sitting at the piano, her head bowed over the keys. NIKOLAYIVANOVICH TRILETSKY enters. TRILETSKY (walks over to Anna Petrovna). What's the matter? ANNA PETROVNA (raises her head). Nothing . . . Just a little bored ...
... ANNA PETROVNA is sitting at the piano, her head bowed over the keys. NIKOLAYIVANOVICH TRILETSKY enters. TRILETSKY (walks over to Anna Petrovna). What's the matter? ANNA PETROVNA (raises her head). Nothing . . . Just a little bored ...
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... ANNA PETROVNA. Go ahead . . . Looks at the clock. A quarter past twelve . . . I suppose our guests must be famished . . . TRILETSKY (sets up the chess board). Highly likely. Speaking for myself, I'm ravenous. ANNA PETROVNA. I wasn't ...
... ANNA PETROVNA. Go ahead . . . Looks at the clock. A quarter past twelve . . . I suppose our guests must be famished . . . TRILETSKY (sets up the chess board). Highly likely. Speaking for myself, I'm ravenous. ANNA PETROVNA. I wasn't ...
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... ANNA PETROVNA. What are you gawking at? It's your move! What do you think? Will your “one and only” come here today or not? TRILETSKY. She promised to come. Gave her word. ANNA PETROVNA. In that case it's high time she was here. It's ...
... ANNA PETROVNA. What are you gawking at? It's your move! What do you think? Will your “one and only” come here today or not? TRILETSKY. She promised to come. Gave her word. ANNA PETROVNA. In that case it's high time she was here. It's ...
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... ANNA PETROVNA. Well? TRILETSKY. Well, nothing . . . Just what it is I find attractive about her is hard to define. Whether it's boredom or love or something else, I can't ... ANNA PETROVNA. And studying chemistry? They laugh. TRILETSKY.
... ANNA PETROVNA. Well? TRILETSKY. Well, nothing . . . Just what it is I find attractive about her is hard to define. Whether it's boredom or love or something else, I can't ... ANNA PETROVNA. And studying chemistry? They laugh. TRILETSKY.
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Anton Chekhov. TRILETSKY. Reading. ANNA PETROVNA. And studying chemistry? They laugh. TRILETSKY. I suppose so. ANNA PETROVNA. A marvelous creature . . . Careful! You knocked over that piece with your sleeve! I like her with that pointy ...
Anton Chekhov. TRILETSKY. Reading. ANNA PETROVNA. And studying chemistry? They laugh. TRILETSKY. I suppose so. ANNA PETROVNA. A marvelous creature . . . Careful! You knocked over that piece with your sleeve! I like her with that pointy ...
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ain’t Aleksandr ANNA PETROVNA AVDOTYA NAZAROVNA BABAKINA BORKIN BORTSOV BUGROV can’t Chekhov Cherry Orchard CHUBUKOV damn dear didn’t door drink DUDKIN DYADIN Exits eyes father FEDYA forgive FYODOR IVANOVICH General’s lady GLAGOLYEV JR goes GREKOVA GUEST hand happy he’s heaven’s sake hell honor I’ve IVAN IVANOVICH IVANOV Ivanych KHRUSHCHOV Kisses KOSYKH KRASNUSHKINA Laughs LEBEDEV LEDENTSOV listen LOMOV look Lord LVOV ma’am Mariya married MERIK Mikhail Vasilich Moscow Moscow Art Theatre NATALIYA STEPANOVNA never Nikolay Alekseevich ORLOVSKY OSIP Pause PETRIN PLATONOV play POPOVA Roars with laughter rubles Russian SASHA SCENE SEREBRYAKOV Sergey SHABELSKY SHCHERBUK SHIPUNOV Shouts Shurochka SMIRNOV SOFYA YEGOROVNA SONYA talk tell Theatre there’s thing TIKHON TRILETSKY Uncle Vanya understand VENGEROVICH JR VOINITSEV VOINITSKY walks What’s Who’s wife wife’s woman won’t Wood Goblin YELENA ANDREEVNA you’re you’ve young YULYA ZHELTUKHIN ZINAIDA SAVISHNA