Chekov : Major Plays
By Anton ChekhovThe 5 plays in this collection include The Sea Gull, Uncle Vanya, and The Three Sisters.
Anton Chekhov
The Major Plays
Ivanov * The Sea Gull * Uncle Vanya * The Three Sisters * The Cherry Orchard
“Let the things that happen onstage be just as complex and yet just as simple as they are in life,” Chekhov once declared. “For instance, people are having a meal, just having a meal, but at the same time, their happiness is being created, or their lives are being smashed up.” So it is that his plays express life through subtle construction, everyday dialogue, and an electrically charged atmosphere in which even the most casual words and actions assume great importance in his characters’ lives. This principle sets his plays apart from the rest, steering them clear of melodrama, and draws the audience into the lives of Chekhov’s colorful characters. Because of his adherence to realism, the playwright has been called an “incomparable artist of life.”*
“What makes his work great is that it can be felt and understood not only by any Russian but by anybody in the world.”—*Leo Tolstoy
Book details
- Paperback
- 384 pages
- English
- 0451522702
- 9780451522702
About Anton Chekhov
anton pavlovich chekhov (1860–1904) was a russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short ficti Read More about Anton Chekhov
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