| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
lx, 1060 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Untitled play (without patrimony [disinherited] or Platonov) -- Variants -- Along the highway -- The power of hypnotism by Anton Chekhov and Ivan Shcheglov -- The fool, or The retired captain -- A young man -- Unclean tragedians and leprous playwrights -- An ideal examination -- "Chaos-vile in Rome" -- A mouth as big as all outdoors -- Honorable townsfolk -- At the sickbed -- The case of the year 1884 -- A drama -- Before the eclipse -- The sudden death of a steed, or The magnanimity of the Russian people! -- Swan song (calchas) -- Variants -- The evils of tobacco, first version -- Ivanov, first version -- Variants -- The bear -- Variants -- The proposal -- Variants -- Ivanov, final version -- Variants -- Tatyana Repina -- An involuntary tragedian (from the life of vacationers) -- Variant -- The wedding -- Variants -- The wood goblin -- Variants -- The celebration -- Variants -- The eve of the trial -- Variants -- The seagull -- Variants -- Uncle Vanya -- Variant -- Three sisters -- Variants -- The evils of tobacco, final version -- The cherry orchard -- Variants -- Appendix: lost and unwritten plays. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Senelick, Laurence.
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| Added Title |
Plays. English
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| ISBN |
0393048853 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9780393048858 |
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