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Anton Chekhov the essential plays
The Seagull, uncle vanya, three sisters and the cherry orchard
Synopses & Reviews
Chekhov's lyrical plays and uproarious farces continue to entertain theatergoers nearly a century after he wrote them. From his early work The Seagull — a depiction of estranged love and thwarted passion that became a great success Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theater — to his last, The Cherry Orchard — the poignant portrayal of a land-owning family unable to adapt to a changing society — all his plays masterfully combine both levity and pathos. But his comedic genius comes to fruition most fully in his short entertainments, such as the hilarious courtship between a hypochondriac and a shrew depicted in The Proposal. Putting a "slice of life" on stage, Chekhov's dramatic art evokes the painful loneliness of the human condition, yet unfailingly highlights the pretensions and absurdities that make us laugh — at ourselves.
Review:
"Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the mystery of our lives." Eudora Welty
Synopsis:
Chekhov's plays are both widely read as literature and constantly performed, giving them unsurpassed ubiquity. Gathered here — in a superb new translation by one of the best, and best-known, contemporary translators — are Chekhov's four masterpieces: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard.
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