Understanding Chekhov : a critical study of Chekhov's prose and drama / Donald Rayfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rayfield, Donald, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Criticism and interpretation.

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich.

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xvii, 295 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1999.

Summary:

Of all Russian writers, Chekhov is one of the best liked and most easily appreciated. Yet he is also one of the most elusive. Here Donald Rayfield reveals the layers of meaning on which the great dramatist's stories and plays are built. He examines his brief twenty-year creative life, from medical student supplementing his income by writing comic stories to his rapid rise as the father of twentieth-century drama and narrative prose. Understanding Chekhov is enriched by revelations from previously unexplored archival material, which deepen our understanding of Chekhov's sources, preoccupations, philosophy, and his relations with theater, with fellow writers, and with contemporary ideas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-277) and index.

ISBN:

0299163148

OCLC:

40595618