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Checking out Chekhov
Sharon Marie Carnicke
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Description for Checking out Chekhov
Paperback. Series: Companions to Russian Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
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 theatre going, 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, ... Read more
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 theatre going, 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Companions to Russian Literature
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618113207
SKU
V9781618113207
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Ref
99-15
About Sharon Marie Carnicke
Sharon Marie Carnicke is Professor of Theatre and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Southern California, USA. Her translations of Chekhov's plays have been produced by theatres nationwide to public acclaim, and were published as Chekhov: 4 Plays and 3 Jokes, which was a finalist for the 2010 National Translation Award (the American Literary Translators Association). Her groundbreaking ... Read more
Reviews for Checking out Chekhov
“A strong background in Russian language and culture, combined with professional theater experience as an actress and director, prepared Sharon Carnicke not only to translate Chekhov’s plays for performance but also to illuminate the mysteries of his works for theater artists preparing to stage the plays. Certainly it is actors and directors who have the most to gain from this ... Read more