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Freedom from violence and lies : Anton Chekhov's life and writings / Michael C. Finke

By: Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 236 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1789144302
  • 9781789144307
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 891.73/3 23
LOC classification:
  • PG3458 .Z8 F55 2021
  • PG3460 .F585 2021
Contents:
Family background and early years -- From novice to fame -- Explorer and homebody: Sakhalin Island to Melikhovo -- Yalta and the Moscow Art Theatre years, death in Badenweiler
Summary: "Anton Chekhov's stories and plays endure, far beyond the Russian context, as outstanding modern literary models. In a brief, remarkable life, Chekhov rose from lower-class, provincial roots to become a physician, leading writer, and philanthropist, all in the face of a progressive fatal disease. In this new biography, Michael C. Finke analyzes Chekhov's major stories, plays, and nonfiction in the context of his life, both fleshing out the key features of Chekhov's poetics of prose and drama and revealing key continuities across genres, as well as between his lesser-studied early writings and the later works. An excellent resource for readers new to Chekhov, this book also presents much original scholarship and is an accessible, comprehensive overview of one of the greatest modern dramatists and writers of short fiction in history."--Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PG3458 .Z8 F55 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001507507

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index

Family background and early years -- From novice to fame -- Explorer and homebody: Sakhalin Island to Melikhovo -- Yalta and the Moscow Art Theatre years, death in Badenweiler

"Anton Chekhov's stories and plays endure, far beyond the Russian context, as outstanding modern literary models. In a brief, remarkable life, Chekhov rose from lower-class, provincial roots to become a physician, leading writer, and philanthropist, all in the face of a progressive fatal disease. In this new biography, Michael C. Finke analyzes Chekhov's major stories, plays, and nonfiction in the context of his life, both fleshing out the key features of Chekhov's poetics of prose and drama and revealing key continuities across genres, as well as between his lesser-studied early writings and the later works. An excellent resource for readers new to Chekhov, this book also presents much original scholarship and is an accessible, comprehensive overview of one of the greatest modern dramatists and writers of short fiction in history."--Provided by publisher

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