Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and CommentaryNorthwestern University Press, 1997 - 494 Seiten First published in 1973, this collection of Chekhov's correspondence is widely regarded as the best introduction to this great Russian writer. Weighted heavily toward the correspondence dealing with literary and intellectual matters, this extremely informative collection provides fascinating insight into Chekhov's development as a writer. Michael Henry Heim's excellent translation and Simon Karlinsky's masterly headnotes make this volume an essential text for anyone interested in Chekhov. |
Inhalt
THE GENTLE SUBVERSIVE | 1 |
THE TAGANROG METAMORPHOSIS | 33 |
THE MEDICAL STUDENT WHO WROTE FOR HUMOR MAGAZINES | 38 |
SERIOUS LITERATURE | 53 |
IVANOV | 68 |
A SENSE OF LITERARY FREEDOM | 87 |
THE JOURNEY TO SAKHALIN | 152 |
WESTERN EUROPE | 183 |
THE SEAGULL | 280 |
THE INESCAPABLE DIAGNOSIS | 290 |
NICE THE DREYFUS CASE | 305 |
YALTA | 321 |
THREE SISTERS MARRIAGE | 385 |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | 440 |
EPILOGUE | 475 |
Bibliography | 479 |
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