1st Edition

The Real Chekhov An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays

By David Magarshack Copyright 1972
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

What is Chekhov’s method of ensuring audience participation? What does his stage direction ‘through tears’ mean? What happens between the first and second acts of The Seagull ? Is there any reason for the despondency in Chekhov’s drama? This book, first published in 1972, discusses these questions and many other issues around Chekhov’s last four plays. David Magarshack, the leading translator... Read more

1. The Seagull  2. Uncle Vanya  3. The Three Sisters  4. The Cherry Orchard

Biography

David Magarshack