Checking Out Chekhov: A Guide to the Plays for Actors, Directors, and Readers Contributor(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1936235919 ISBN-13: 9781936235919 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama | European - General |
Dewey: 891.723 |
LCCN: 2013362116 |
Series: Companions to Russian Literature |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 200 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book paints a vivid portrait of Anton Chekhov--a Russian writer whose elusive personality and richly detailed plays have left an indelible imprint upon the world's theatre. Every page reveals the joys and difficulties of his short life, his comic sensibility, deep compassion, and often puzzling use of dramatic style and genre. Carnicke demystifies Chekhov's plays--forged from his literary innovations, avid theatergoing, love of vaudeville, and loathing of melodrama. She interweaves biographical and cultural information with insightful case studies and close analysis to leave her reader with a full and fresh perspective on an artist who is as foundational to theatrical traditions as are Shakespeare and Stanislavsky. |