Plays
By: Anton Chekhov ; translated with notes by Peter Carson ; with an introduction by Richard Gilman.
Contributors: Carson, Peter.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Chekhov,Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: At a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by melodramas and farces, Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the lives, loves and yearnings of ordinary people. This collection of plays shows his subtle blend of comedy, tragedy and psychological insight.
Notes: Translated from the Russian.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ivanov -; title: The seagull -; title: Uncle Vanya -; title: Three sisters -; title: The cherry orchard