Anton Chekhov : the critical heritage / edited by Victor Emeljanow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Emeljanow, Victor, editor.

Series:

The Critical Heritage Series.

The critical heritage series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich.

Physical Description:

Online resource (xxiii, 471 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This set comprises forty volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set compliments the first sixty-eight volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTE ON THE TEXT; INTRODUCTION; 1 E. J. DILLON, an early evaluation of the young writer Chekhov, 1891; 15 ST JOHN HANKIN on the quality and method of a Chekhov play, 'Academy', June 1907; 14 MAURICE BARING on Chekhov and Russian theatre, 'New Quarterly', 1907-8; 13 CHRISTIAN BRINTON on Chekhov and Russian actors, 'Cosmopolitan', April 1906; 12 CHRISTIAN BRINTON assesses Chekhov, 'Critic', October 1904; 11 VALERI BRIUSOV announces the first performance of Chekhov's last play, 'Athenaeum', September 1904

10 Obituary and assessment, 'TLS', July 19049 Obituary in 'The Times', July 1904; 8 A. E. KEETON looks at Chekhov's achievement, 'Academy and Literature', January 1904; 7 A. BATES on Chekhov as a purveyor of lunacy, 1903; 6 Unsigned review of R. E. C. Long's translations, 'Outlook', November 1903; 5 Unsigned comment on the short stories, 'Review of Reviews', November 1903; 4 LEO WIENER on Chekhov's 'pessimism', 1903; 3 R. E. C. LONG discusses Chekhov's place in Russian literature, 1902; 2 ABRAHAM CAHAN on the new wave of Russian writers, September 1899

'The Seagull', Royalty (Glasgow), 2 November 190919 ASHLEY DUKES on Chekhov the innovator, 1911; 18 Pseudonymous notice by 'Jacob Tonson', 'New Age', March 1909; 17 Unsigned notice in 'Glasgow Herald', November 1909; 16 Unsigned notice in the Glasgow 'Evening Times', November 1909; 'The Cherry Orchard', Aldwych (London), 29 May 1911; 27 Unsigned comment on Calderon's translations, 'TLS', February 1912; 26 GEORGE CALDERON analyses Chekhov's method, 1912; 25 Pseudonymous notice by 'Jacob Tonson', 'New Age', June 1911; 24 J. T. GREIN in 'Sunday Times', June 1911

23 'H.W.M.' in 'Nation' (London), June 191122 Unsigned notice in 'Morning Post', May 1911; 21 Unsigned notice in 'Daily Telegraph', May 1911; 20 Unsigned notice in 'The Times', May 1911; 'The Seagull', Little (London), 31 March 1912; 36 BARRETT CLARK analyses 'The Seagull' for students of the theatre, 1914; 35 STORM JAMESON on Chekhov as anti-determinist, 'Egoist', March 1914; 34 'H.W.M.' on Chekhov as the writer of tragedy, 'Nation' (London), January 1913; 33 W. L. COURTNEY on Chekhov's tragi-comedy, 'Quarterly Review', July 1913

32 HUNTLY CARTER finds Chekhov and 'The Seagull' less than great, 'New Age', April 191231 JOHN PALMER criticises Chekhov's reception in London, 'Saturday Review', April 1912; 30 Unsigned notice in 'Academy', April 1912; 29 Unsigned notice in 'Daily Telegraph', April 1912; 28 Unsigned notice in 'The Times', April 1912; 'Uncle Vanya', Aldwych (London), 11 May 1914; 47 Unsigned notice in 'TLS', November 1915; 46 E. M. FORSTER reviews some short stories, 'New Statesman', July 1915; 45 H. S. CANBY on Chekhov's artistic freedom, 'Atlantic Monthly', July 1915

44 Unsigned comment in 'Dramatist', July 1915

Notes:

Reprinted in 1997, 1999 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-55106-1

0-415-56900-1

1-315-88863-7

1-134-55099-5

9781315888637

OCLC:

1000437284