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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... Moscow. There his two elder sons, Aleksandr and Nikolay, were pursuing their studies. He had already stopped paying his dues to the merchant guild and had reverted to the status of meshchanin. Whether Anton suffered a psychic trauma at ...
... Moscow. There his two elder sons, Aleksandr and Nikolay, were pursuing their studies. He had already stopped paying his dues to the merchant guild and had reverted to the status of meshchanin. Whether Anton suffered a psychic trauma at ...
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... Moscow and its theaters set standards by which he henceforth judged the quality of life in the provinces. Suddenly, Taganrog began to look provincial. Just before Anton Chekhov left Taganrog for good, a public library opened. This ...
... Moscow and its theaters set standards by which he henceforth judged the quality of life in the provinces. Suddenly, Taganrog began to look provincial. Just before Anton Chekhov left Taganrog for good, a public library opened. This ...
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... Moscow. And he partook of his brothers' bohemianism. He wrote to an old school chum in a letter his Soviet editors provided only in expurgated form: “I was on a spree all last night and, 'cept for a 3-ruble drunk didn't ... or catch ...
... Moscow. And he partook of his brothers' bohemianism. He wrote to an old school chum in a letter his Soviet editors provided only in expurgated form: “I was on a spree all last night and, 'cept for a 3-ruble drunk didn't ... or catch ...
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... Moscow theater on November 19, 1887. It was a decided if controversial success. As Chekhov wrote to Aleksandr ... Moscow, which regarded it as more a dramatized story than an actable play. They recommended that Chekhov give up writing ...
... Moscow theater on November 19, 1887. It was a decided if controversial success. As Chekhov wrote to Aleksandr ... Moscow, which regarded it as more a dramatized story than an actable play. They recommended that Chekhov give up writing ...
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... Moscow, where he settled his parents and siblings. There he set about “to squeeze the last drop of slave out of his system” (as he wrote to Suvorin on January 7, 1889); “a modern Cincinnatus,” he planted a cherry orchard, installed a ...
... Moscow, where he settled his parents and siblings. There he set about “to squeeze the last drop of slave out of his system” (as he wrote to Suvorin on January 7, 1889); “a modern Cincinnatus,” he planted a cherry orchard, installed a ...
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