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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... tell merely by the tone and phrasing which one is speaking. When Nina Zarechnaya starts picking up Arkadina's phrases, we are given insight into her character. Third, and this is harder to pin down, the “specific gravity” of a statement ...
... tell merely by the tone and phrasing which one is speaking. When Nina Zarechnaya starts picking up Arkadina's phrases, we are given insight into her character. Third, and this is harder to pin down, the “specific gravity” of a statement ...
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... tell, to tell . . .”3 ANNA PETROVNA. Be quiet . . . You're keeping me from thinking. TRILETSKY. What a shame that a woman as intelligent as yourself never gives a thought to gastronomy. A man who doesn't know how to eat is a monster ...
... tell, to tell . . .”3 ANNA PETROVNA. Be quiet . . . You're keeping me from thinking. TRILETSKY. What a shame that a woman as intelligent as yourself never gives a thought to gastronomy. A man who doesn't know how to eat is a monster ...
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... Tell me the truth, I'm asking as a good friend... TRILETSKY. What is she to me and I to her? So far I don't know, ma'am ... ANNA PETROVNA. At the very least ... TRILETSKY. I drop in on her, chat with her, bore her silly, put her dear ...
... Tell me the truth, I'm asking as a good friend... TRILETSKY. What is she to me and I to her? So far I don't know, ma'am ... ANNA PETROVNA. At the very least ... TRILETSKY. I drop in on her, chat with her, bore her silly, put her dear ...
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... tell you, your excellency, that you have got plumper and a smidgeon prettier . . . Today it's so hot, and muggy ... I'm already beginning to miss the cold. ANNA PETROVNA. How monstrously fat these two have gotten! Such a happy tribe ...
... tell you, your excellency, that you have got plumper and a smidgeon prettier . . . Today it's so hot, and muggy ... I'm already beginning to miss the cold. ANNA PETROVNA. How monstrously fat these two have gotten! Such a happy tribe ...
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... Tell him, Sashurka, to grow up fast. I'll take him hunting with me ... I've already got a little double-barrel ready for him. .. I'll make a huntsman of him, so that I can leave him my hunting gear... ANNA PETROVNA. Our Ivan Ivanych is ...
... Tell him, Sashurka, to grow up fast. I'll take him hunting with me ... I've already got a little double-barrel ready for him. .. I'll make a huntsman of him, so that I can leave him my hunting gear... ANNA PETROVNA. Our Ivan Ivanych is ...
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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