The Real Chekhov - An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays (Paperback)

What is Chekhov's method of ensuring audience participation? What does his stage direction 'through tears' mean? What happens between the first and second acts of The Seagull? Is there any reason for the despondency in Chekhov's drama? This book, first published in 1972, discusses these questions and many other issues around Chekhov's last four plays. David Magarshack, the leading translator and biography of many of Russia's greatest writers, closely examines Chekhov's work for the relevant facts about his writing, and demonstrates that no reliance should be placed on the so-called subtext which can introduce all sorts of irrelevancies arising from pre-conceived ideas about the plays. A careful reading of Chekhov's text itself is all that is needed to correct the familiar distortions of his characters and themes.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Russian and Soviet Literature
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	1972
Authors:	David Magarshack
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-72651-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-72651-3
Barcode:	9780367726515

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