The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
by Vera Gottlieb, Paul Allain (Editor)
Cambridge Companions to Literature
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This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion, first published in 2000, begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre. Later film versions and adaptations of Chekhov's works are analysed, with valuable insights also offered on acting Chekhov, by show more Ian McKellen, and directing Chekhov, by Trevor Nunn and Leonid Heifetz. The volume also provides essays on 'special topics' such as Chekhov as writer, Chekhov and women, and the Chekhov comedies and stories. Key plays, such as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, receive dedicated chapters while lesser-known works and genres are also brought to light. The volume concludes with appendices of primary sources, lists of works, and a select bibliography. show lessTags
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Paul Allain is Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Kent.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
- Original publication date
- 2000
- People/Characters
- Anton Chekhov
- Epigraph
- Chekhov's way is the way of Russian freedom, the embodiment of that Russian democracy, true and humane, which never materialised.
Vasily Grossman, 'Life and fate', 1988 - Dedication
- This book is dedicated to
Stephen Slatter
Paul Slatter
and Johnny
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 891.72 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Russian and East Slavic languages Russian drama
- LCC
- PG3458 .Z8 .C36 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Russian literature Individual authors and works 1870-1917 Chekhov
- BISAC
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- Media
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