Chekhov : shorts /
Chekhov shorts
translated and introduced by Stephen Murline.
- 1 online resource (147 pages)
The bear -- The proposal -- A tragic figure -- The wedding -- Swansong -- On the evils of tobacco.
"This collection features Chekhov's best-known short plays in brand new translations: three farces, two comic duologues and a monologue, all of them referred to by Chekhov as 'vaudevilles' and all written in the late 1880s before any of his great full-length plays. 'I don't much care for theatre,' he wrote at the time, 'but I do enjoy vaudevilles.' The Bear, The Proposal and The Wedding are all farces on the preposterous business of courtship and marriage. A Tragic Figure and Swansong are comic duologues: one about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha, the other about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories. On the Evils of Tobacco is a bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery. These accurate and actable translations by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine reveal a dramatist revelling in the broad comedy of human behaviour, a comedy which was refined in his later masterpieces. Highly entertaining, these comic shorts offer a fascinating insight into Chekhov's development as a dramatist, and will provide actors at any level--student, amateur or professional--with an ideal showcase. This edition also includes an introduction, a chronology of key dates, and a pronunciation guide."--
In English, translated from Russian.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 --Translations into English. Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904