Anton Chekhov

Written in 1895 and first performed in 1896, "The Sea-Gull" is widely hailed as the first of Anton Chekhov's four most important plays. It is acclaimed for its brilliant use of subtext and remains widely studied and performed as a significant dramatic work. It is the story of the romantic and artistic conflicts between four main characters: Nina, a young, aspiring actress and the daughter of a wealthy landowner; Madame Irina Arkadina, once a great leading actress; Konstantin Treplyov, her son and a playwright; and Trigorin, Irina's lover and a well-known writer. While Chekhov intended that the play be more comedic in tone, it is often performed and interpreted as a subtle and nuanced tragedy, full of doomed romances, frustrated artistic ambitions, loneliness, and regret. "The Sea-Gull" is frequently adapted for stage and screen and the roles of Nina, Irina, Konstantin, and Trigorin are famous for the subtle depths of emotion the parts call for. Over a century after it was first performed, "The Sea-Gull" remains a theatrical masterpiece and the work that established Chekhov's reputation as a brilliant playwright. This edition follows the translation of Marian Fell and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with another man's wife and quickly grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren, an arrogant zoologist and former friend who can no longer tolerate Laevsky's irresponsibility. Soon Laevsky confronts Von Koren, accusing him of meddling in his affairs, but Von Koren maneuvers a criticism Laevsky makes of their mutual friend, Dr. Samoylenko, into a challenge to a

Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov "the greatest short story writer who has ever lived." This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes--alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence--have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations capture their modernist spirit. Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. The book includes well-known pieces such as "The Lady with the Little Dog," as well as less familiar work like "Gusev," inspired by Chekhov's travels in the Far East, and "Rothschild's Violin," a haunting and darkly humorous tale about death and loss. The stories are arranged chronologically to show the evolution of Chekhov's art.

This unique collection offers a perfect introduction to one of Russia's - and the world's - greatest writers.

Proniknovennaja "Dama s sobachkoj" - i pechalnaja "Poprygunja". Khlestkij "Chelovek v futljare" - i ozornye "Malchiki". Besposchadnaja "Palata nomer shest" - i trogatelnaja "Kashtanka". V etot sbornik voshli rasskazy i povesti raznykh let, sereznye i smeshnye, jumoristicheskie i tragicheskie, vzroslye i detskie. Odnako o chem by ni pisal velikij Chekhov - neizmennymi vsegda ostavalis ego porazitelnoe chuvstvo slova i glubokoe ponimanie chelovecheskoj prirody.

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - velikij russkij pisatel, klassik mirovoj literatury, odin iz samykh izvestnykh dramaturgov. Chekhov rodilsja v primorskom gorodke Taganroge, v seme kuptsa, byvshego krepostnogo. Buduchi odnim iz starshikh synovej, rabotal v bakalejnoj lavke ottsa, pel v tserkovnom khore. Zakonchiv taganrogskuju gimnaziju, uekhal v Moskvu i postupil na meditsinskij fakultet Moskovskogo universiteta, posle ucheby v kotorom shest let rabotal zemskim vrachom v Zvenigorodskom uezde. Eschjo v 18 let napisav pervuju pesu ("Bezottsovschina"), Chekhov prodolzhaet zanimatsja sochinitelstvom. 1885- 1886 gg. - period rastsveta Chekhova kak "belletrista-miniatjurista": po ego priznaniju, on pishet po rasskazu v den, kak pravilo, pod psevdonimami Antosha Chekhonte i Chelovek bez selezjonki (schitalos, chto etot organ otvechaet za ulybku); "Smert chinovnika" i "Peresolil" - iz takikh odnodnevnykh jumoresok. Slava Chekhova rastjot. Za avtorskij sbornik "V sumerkakh" Imperatorskaja akademija nauk prisuzhdaet emu prestizhnuju Pushkinskuju premiju. Eto stalo odnoj iz prichin, po kotoroj molodoj doktor v 27 let ostavljaet vrachebnuju praktiku i posvjaschaet sebja pisatelstvu. Skoro poklonnikami ego tvorchestva stanut Maksim Gorkij, Dmitrij Grigorovich, Lev Tolstoj. Osobennosti stilja Chekhova - besstrastnost povestvovanija i vnimanie k melocham i bytu, kotorye jarche gromkikh stsen risujut nastojaschee polozhenie veschej: "Ljudi obedajut, tolko obedajut, a v eto vremja slagaetsja ikh schaste i razbivajutsja ikh zhizni". Chekhov pervym v literature oboznachil obraz provintsialnog...

Kogda rech zakhodit o molodom Antone Pavloviche Chekhove (1860-1904), nepremenno vspominajut Antoshu Chekhonte - pod etim psevdonimom Chekhov vypustil svoj pervyj sbornik. A voobsche psevdonimov u nego bylo bolshe polusotni, i vse smeshnye - Chelovek bez selezenki, Brat moego brata, Vrach bez patsientov, Junyj starets, Shampanskij, Akakij Tarantulov, Shiller Shekspirovich Gete... Tolko ne stoit dumat, chto jumor - eto "neserezno". Jumoristicheskij Chekhov - ne menee sereznyj i talantlivyj prozaik i dramaturg, chem avtor povesti "Step" ili pesy "Vishnevyj sad", kotoruju on, kstati, nazval komediej. V "Chajke" aktrisa Arkadina v zapalchivosti brosaet svoemu synu, nachinajuschemu dramaturgu: "Ty i zhalkogo vodevilja napisat ne v sostojanii!" Otvechaet ej Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoj, kotoryj posle prosmotra v teatre vodevilja "Solomennaja shljapka" priznalsja: "Ja vsegda mechtal napisat nechto podobnoe, no u menja ne khvatilo na eto talanta". U Chekhova khvatilo talanta i na teschu-advokata, i na repetitora, i na uchenogo soseda, i na razmaznju, i na glupogo frantsuza. Vsekh ikh, takikh smeshnykh, nelepykh i trogatelnykh, Chekhov za ruku vvel v bolshuju russkuju literaturu. Vse oni stali klassikami vmeste s nim. Soprovoditelnaja statja Maji Volchkevich Majja Anatolevna Volchkevich - literaturoved, filolog, pedagog. Vypusknitsa Moskovskogo universiteta, kandidat filologicheskikh nauk, dotsent RGGU. Avtor knig o tvorchestve Chekhova: "Chajka". Komedija zabluzhdenij", "Djadja Vanja". Stseny iz neprozhitoj zhizni", "Tri sestry". Drama mechtanij". Dve knigi izdany na anglijskom jazyke.

Originally published in 1898 and performed for the first time in Moscow in 1899, "Uncle Vanya" is widely considered one of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's most important dramas. It is the tale of the visit of Serebryakov, a retired professor and his new, young wife, Yelena, to the rural estate that had belonged to Serebyrakov's late first wife and that supports the couple in their urban lifestyle. The estate is run by Serebryakov's adult unmarried daughter, Sonia, and her Uncle Vanya, brother to the late first wife. Essentially a reworking of another Chekhov play from a decade earlier, "The Wood Demon", "Uncle Vanya" is a melancholic study in bitterness and regret as the characters reflect on their respective failures to accomplish their lives' ambitions. Tensions and resentments boil over and Uncle Vanya is pushed to his breaking point when Serebryakov considers selling the estate so he may put the money in more lucrative investments with no thought to the lives he will displace in the process. A classic tragicomedy, "Uncle Vanya" has been praised as one of Chekhov's most important plays ever since its first performance and continues to be revered and studied to this day. This edition follows the translation of Marian Fell and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Proniknovennaja "Dama s sobachkoj" – i pechalnaja "Poprygunja". Khlestkij "Chelovek v futljare" – i ozornye "Malchiki". Besposchadnaja "Palata nomer shest" – i trogatelnaja "Kashtanka". V etot sbornik voshli rasskazy i povesti raznykh let, sereznye i smeshnye, jumoristicheskie i tragicheskie, vzroslye i detskie. Odnako o chem by ni pisal velikij Chekhov – neizmennymi vsegda ostavalis ego porazitelnoe chuvstvo slova i glubokoe ponimanie chelovecheskoj prirody.

Anton Chekhov was one of the world’s most accomplished short-story writers and this collection displays the breadth and variety of his genius. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In the Ravine & Other Stories are translated by Constance Garnett and selected and introduced by novelist Paul Bailey. Chekhov had an incomparable ability to write about the seemingly every day with insight, humour and compassion. His characters are brilliantly drawn, from the church warden who’s convinced his wife’s a witch because strangers arrive on the doorstep whenever there’s a storm, to the wronged wife who confronts her husband’s chorus-girl lover, to the melancholy school teacher who imagines how her life might have been.

Russia, late summer at the close of the nineteenth century. Vanya and his niece Sonya have worked for years to manage the country estate. Into this ordered and regular household come two new visitors, Sonya's father, an irritable professor, and his young wife Elena who, in the space of a few months, cause chaos, one by their selfishness, and the other by their sexual allure. Between them, they manage to have most of the inhabitants questioning their purpose in life, their happiness and, at times, their sanity. David Hare's version of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya opens at Theatre Royal Bath in July 2019.

It is the turn of the 20th century and Russia is changing rapidly - the serfs have been emancipated, a new middle class is arising and the aristocracy is struggling to come to terms with their reduced role in society. Seeking to preserve a life of leisure and luxury, Madame Ranevsky must consider selling her estate, including her family's precious cherry orchard. But when faced with these hard decisions, Ranevsky remains in denial. Charting a period of tumultuous change, Chekhov creates a cast of tangible and unforgettable characters whose destiny is both tragic and inevitable. A touching masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard was Chekhov's final play and perhaps his best. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

A young woman struggles to assert herself within a regrettable marriage. A boy learns about life on an epic summer's journey to a new school. A doctor attempts to befriend his most interesting patient. A young man tries to figure out the best way to live. This riverrun edition presents a selection of Chekhov's longer stories - novellas, effectively - in Constance Garnett's timeless translations. These four stories, Ward No.6, The Wife, The Steppe and My Life, tell of characters attempting to create meaning through work, connection with others and art; they deal with misunderstandings and loss; they celebrate brief joys, sudden passions and unsatisfied longings, all underscored by Chekhov's gentle wit and great humanity. This unique collection - selected and introduced by the celebrated Janet Malcolm - is unmissable for the enthusiast and a brilliant introduction to one of the nineteenth century's greatest writers.

V knige predstavleny jumoristicheskie rasskazy izvestnogo russkogo pisatelja A. P. Chekhova. Eto smeshnye i grustnye istorii o vzaimootnoshenijakh muzhchin i zhenschin. Oni vljubljajutsja, ssorjatsja, stradajut, no v konechnom itoge ljubov pobezhdaet. Tekst rasskazov adaptirovan (V1), soprovozhdaetsja kommentariem, zadanijami na ponimanie prochitannogo i na razvitie rechi. V knige privodjatsja naibolee interesnye fakty iz zhizni A. P. Chekhova.

‘Do you ever wonder what would happen if we could live our lives all over again but be fully conscious of it the second time? I bet we’d try to do everything differently, or at least would know to create a different world for ourselves.’ In a room in a house in a provincial town, three sisters wait for their lives to begin. Olga, the eldest. Masha, the middle child. Irina, the youngest. The clock strikes. A candle is lit. The clock stops. Something catches fire. The clock strikes. They wake up. Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, from a literal translation by Helen Rappaport, was first performed at the Almeida Theatre, London, in April 2019, in a production directed by Rebecca Frecknall.