The Greatest Plays of Anton Chekhov

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"In each one of us there are too many springs, too many wheels and cogs for us to judge each other by first impressions or by two or three external indications." Ivanoff, Act 3 (1887)

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 -1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.

Contents:

Introduction:

Biography of Anton Chekhov

Plays:

On the High Road

Swan Song

Ivanoff

The Anniversary

The Proposal

The Wedding

The Bear

The Seagull

A Reluctant Hero

Uncle Vanya

The Three Sisters

The Cherry Orchard