num_pages: 75
description: ?Senelick?s accomplishment is astounding.?? Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov?s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memorable characters have clashing desires and lose balance in the shifting eruptions of society and a modernizing Russia. Supplementing the play is an account of Chekhov?s life; a note on the translation; an introduction to the work; and variant lines, often removed due to government censorship, which illuminate the context in which they were written. This edition is the perfect guide to enriching our understanding of this great dramatist or to staging a production.
language: English
title: The Cherry Orchard
titlecomplete: The Cherry Orchard
characters: Duniasa, fata in casa, Lopahin Iermolai Alexeevici, negustor, Varia, fiica adoptiva a Ranevskaiei, Iasa, tinar lacheu, Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya, Charlotta Ivanovna, guvernanta, Gaev Leonid Andreevici, fratele Ranevskaiei, Trofimov Piotr Sergheevici, student, Epihodov Simion Panteleevici, contabil, Firs, lacheu, Anya Andreyevna Ranevskaya, Simeonov-Piscik Boris Borisovici, mosier
genres: Fiction, Plays, Russian Literature, Theatre, Classics, 20th Century, Drama, Russia, Literature, School
ratings_count: 38967
places: Russian Federation, Moscow
publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc