The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance

by Laurence Senelick

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This is the first cross-cultural study of Chekhov's plays in production. Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare, and this book studies how the reputation evolved, and how the presentation of his plays varied and altered from their initial productions in Russia to the most recent postmodern deconstructions of them. In the process, Laurence Senelick analyses the ways in which the reception of Chekhov's plays reflects social, political...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052178395X

ISBN13:9780521783958

Release Date:May 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:460 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Continental European Drama Humor & Entertainment Literature & Fiction Performing Arts Theater World Literature

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