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Checking Out Chekhov : A Guide to the Plays for Actors, Directors, and Readers

By Sharon Marie Carnicke

Book information

Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781618111401, 9781936235919
LCC
PG3458.C376 2013eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6122566 bytes)
Series
Companions to Russian Literature Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
238\238
Time added
2023-08-11 00:41:55
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Description

This book paints a vivid portrait of Anton Chekhov--a Russian writer whose elusive personality and richly detailed plays have left an indelible imprint upon the world's theatre. Every page reveals the joys and difficulties of his short life, his comic sensibility, deep compassion, and often puzzling use of dramatic style and genre. Carnicke demystifies Chekhov's plays--forged from his literary innovations, avid theatergoing, love of vaudeville, and loathing of melodrama. She interweaves biographical and cultural information with insightful case studies and close analysis to leave her reader with a full and fresh perspective on an artist who is as foundational to theatrical traditions as are Shakespeare and Stanislavsky.

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