Chekhov Anton

Chekhov started writing about theatre - in newspaper articles and in his own letters - even before he began writing plays. Later he wrote in detail about these to his wife and leading actress Olga Knipper, and to the two directors of the Moscow Art Theatre, Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko. Collected here in Stephen Mulrine's vivid translations, these writings reveal Chekhov's many and varied insights into the way theatre works - and how best to realise his own intentions as a theatre writer.

Anton ChekhovThe 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 With a Foreword by Robert Brusteinand an Afterword by Rosamund Bartlett"

Anton Chekhov remarked toward the close of his life that people would stop reading him a year after his death. But his literary stature and popularity have grown steadily with the years, and he is accounted the single most important influence on the development of the modern short story. Edited and with an introduction by Avrahm Yarmolinsky, The Portable Chekhov presents twenty-eight of Chekhov’s best stories, chosen as particularly representative of his many-sided portrayal of the human comedy—including “The Kiss,” “The Darling,” and “In the Ravine”—as well as two complete plays; The Boor, an example of Chekhov’s earlier dramatic work, and The Cherry Orchard, his last and finest play. In addition, this volume includes a selection of letters, candidly revealing of Chekhov’s impassioned convictions on life and art, his high aspirations, his marriage, and his omnipresent compassion.

A stunning hardback collection of more than 35 of the greatest crime stories ever written, presented with striking printed edges. The Classic Crime Collection is a brilliant compendium of crime short stories that will satisfy any crime fiction fan. Perfect for dipping into or devouring in one go, there are mystifying stories from such well-known crime writers as Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton and Edgar Wallace, but also gems that rarely see the light of day, like the stories from Anton Chekhov, Marie Belloc Lowndes and Anna Katharine Green, who was once described as ''the mother of the detective novel''. There are classic whodunits, cases of stolen gems, scary stories and police procedurals, all waiting for you to see if you can solve the puzzle before you get to the end. Includes: • The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe • The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle • Madame Ville D''Aubier by Josephine Tey • The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton • The Arrest of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc • The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green Presented with eye-catching cover embossing and printed page edges, this is the perfect collectible edition for any horror connoisseur. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Pulp Classics series brings together classic short story collections from across the crime, fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres, strikingly presented in hardback gift editions with silver cover accents and full-colour page edges.

This striking hardback collection brings together over 20 classic short stories by prominent Russian authors, presented with gold cover accents and illustrated page edges. Russian literature is known for its exploration of the human condition, focusing on themes of love, family, and melancholy. This collection includes some of the most famous pieces of short fiction in the Russian literature canon, from introspective social commentaries to tales of connection and loss. Featuring prominent writers like Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, and Alexander Pushkin, this compendium illustrates the breadth and intricacies of Russian fiction.

'Without the cherry orchard, life has no meaning to me.' When Lyubov Ranevskaya returns to her childhood estate after years abroad, she finds her family home and beloved cherry orchard under threat. As old loyalties falter and new ambitions rise, a world of privilege begins to crumble. Can Lyubov embrace the future, or will the pull of memory prove impossible to escape? Conor McPherson's new version of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece is premiered at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End in 2026.

This volume presents the first comprehensive annotated edition of Chekhov's earliest stories in English. Translated as part of a unique project involving 85 volunteers from 9 countries, the 58 stories were all written between 1880 and 1882, when Chekhov was in his early twenties, and still at medical school. They make up volume 1 of the 10 volumes of short stories in the authoritative thirty-volume Academy of Sciences edition of Chekhov’s Complete Collected Works, and have been arranged in chronological order. Ranging from comic tales, hilarious skits, literary parodies, outrageous pot-boilers and poignant novellas, the stories are all aimed at a wide audience, and offer a revealing window into the unknown early chapter of Chekhov's life and literary career.

This volume presents the first comprehensive annotated edition of Chekhov's earliest stories in English. Translated as part of a unique project involving 85 volunteers from 9 countries, the 58 stories were all written between 1880 and 1882, when Chekhov was in his early twenties, and still at medical school. They make up volume 1 of the 10 volumes of short stories in the authoritative thirty-volume Academy of Sciences edition of Chekhov’s Complete Collected Works, and have been arranged in chronological order. Ranging from comic tales, hilarious skits, literary parodies, outrageous pot-boilers and poignant novellas, the stories are all aimed at a wide audience, and offer a revealing window into the unknown early chapter of Chekhov's life and literary career.

Luetaan Tsehovia - puhutaan venäjää B2 -taso. Lyhyeet Tsehovin kertomuket kommenteineen. Mahtava kieli- ja kulttuurikylpy!

A delight for dog-lovers, with a passing interest for dog-haters, this collection is published for the first time in English, in a new translation. Turgenev's Mumu is rescued from drowning by a mute serf, Gerasim, and quickly becomes his closest friend and comforter until Gerasim's mistress intervenes with tragic consequences. Shchedrin's Trezor is the perfect embodiment of canine fidelity, carrying out his duties to the letter, despite being chained up, badly treated and sometimes not even fed. Chekhov's Kashtanka, when lost, is taken in by a circus clown and trained for an act in the ring. However, she prefers to return to her former abusive master, sitting in the audience at her first performance, rather than remain with her new caring, thoughtful owner. These stories have long been held in high esteem, tugging at the readers' heartstrings. When Turgenev died in 1883 a wreath was sent to the grave of 'the author of Moomoo' by British Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories celebrating intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anton Chekhov, read by a cast of acclaimed and respected authors, this compilation will be enjoyed by the whole family...for generations to come!

A new translation of the nineteenth-century Russian master's short classics includes The Steppe, The Duel, The Story of an Unknown Man, Three Years, and My Life. 15,000 first printing.

The first substantial volume in English devoted solely to the full range of Chekhov’s comic mastery—forty stories in all, employing a variety of techniques and twists, and all with a sense of fun and infectious good humor. Tolstoy, who disliked Chekhov’s plays, was reduced to helpless fits of laughter by his comic stories. Translated from the Russian and with an Introduction by Harvey Pitcher. “Penetrating social satire and trenchant character analysis.... In story after story, Chekhov displays techniques—especially the use of a few telling details to suggest a whole—that he would later employ to stunning effect.”—Philip Gambone, New York Times Book Review.

This adaptation by David Hare premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in 1997 starring Ralph Fiennes This is a drama of a Russian landowner's half-farcical, half serious personal crisis as he plummets fast into domestic and philosophical chaos. The central scene concerns a debate between the landowner and the young doctor about honesty. The latter thinks that honesty is to do with blurting out offensive truths, whilst the former insists that no-one can acquire honesty unless they have the self knowledge to examine their own motives. By turns despairing and passionate, this play offers an insight into a robust young writer, exploring themes that were to interest him in his later plays.