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By (author) Chekhov Anton; Translated by Aplin Hugh
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The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. This title collects four of Chekhov”s most celebrated plays.
The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines.Collected in this volume are Chekhov”s four most celebrated plays – The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard – in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin. In these personal stories of unfulfilled love, failed ambition and existential ennui, set against a background of unsettling social and economical change, the reader can appreciate the groundbreaking qualities of Chekhov”s theatrical genius.
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What writers influenced me as a young man? Chekhov! As a dramatist? Chekhov! As a story writer? Chekhov! — Tennessee Williams
Biographical note
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is one of the giants of modern literature, exerting a strong influence on many present-day novelists and dramatists. As a playwright, he ranks in popularity second only to Shakespeare in the English-speaking world. As a prose writer, he was one of the first to use the stream-of- consciousness technique, and his anti-heroic realism, full of ambiguity and allusion, provides no easy moral conclusions and results in a new kind of narrative approaching real life in a way no writer had achieved before him.
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Four of Chekhov”s most celebrated plays – The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard – are collected together in this beautiful edition.
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Alma ClassicsEvergreens is a series of popular classics. All the titles in the series areprovided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading materialincluding a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the mostauthoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions ormanuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. Withan emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book,Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading theclassics.
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Brand-new translation of Chekhov’s best-loved plays
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Includes pictures and an extensive section on Chekhov’s life and works
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Follows the success of Kaiser’s Plays Vol. 1 and 2 and Pirandello’s Plays
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Fully annotated edition
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