| Uncle Vanya: Russian Version Contributor(s): Chekhov, Anton (Author), Jonson, Will (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1532841736 ISBN-13: 9781532841736 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Russian Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Drama | European - General - Literary Collections | European - French |
| Dewey: 891.723 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6" W x 9" (0.23 lbs) 68 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Uncle Vanya' is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow premi re in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yel na, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Yelena's spell, while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the Professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, meanwhile suffers from the awareness of her own lack of beauty and from her unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya's home and raison d' tre, with a view to investing the proceeds to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife. |