Tell your friends about this item:
Understanding Chekhov: a Critical Study of Chekhov's Prose and Drama 1st edition
Donald Rayfield
Understanding Chekhov: a Critical Study of Chekhov's Prose and Drama 1st edition
Donald Rayfield
Of all Russian writers, Chekhov is one of the best liked and most easily appreciated. Yet he is also one of the most elusive. Here Donald Rayfield reveals the layers of meaning on which the great dramatist's stories and plays are built. He examines his brief twenty-year creative life, from medical student supplementing his income by writing comic stories to his rapid rise as the father of twentieth-century drama and narrative prose. Understanding Chekhov is enriched by revelations from previously unexplored archival material, which deepen our understanding of Chekhov's sources, preoccupations, philosophy, and his relations with theater, with fellow writers, and with contemporary ideas.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 15, 1972 |
ISBN13 | 9780299163143 |
Publishers | University of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 224 |
Dimensions | 140 × 210 × 20 mm · 430 g |
Language | English |
More by Donald Rayfield
Others have also bought
See all of Donald Rayfield ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book and CD )