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.
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This collection of Chekov's correspondence is weighted heavily toward the letters dealing with literary and intellectual matters. It provides insight into Chekov's development as a writer.
Introduction - the gentle subversive; the Taganrog metamorphis; the medical student who wrote for humour magazines; serious literature; success as a playwright - "Ivanov"; a sense of literary freedom; the journey to Sakhalin; Western Europe; the busy years; settled life; "The Seagull"; the inescapable diagnosis; Nice, the Dreyfus case; Yalta; "Three Sisters"; marriage; "The Cherry Orchard".
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ISBN
9780810114609
Publisert
1997-01-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Northwestern University Press
Vekt
600 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
494

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Simon Karlinsky is professor emeritus in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley.

Michael Henry Heim is professor of Slavic languages and literatures at UCLA. He is the author of Contemporary Czech and the translator of many works, including Dubravka Ugresic's Fording the Stream of Consciousness and In the Jaws of Life and Other Stories, also published by Northwestern University Press.