Checking Out Chekhov: A Guide to the Plays for Actors, Directors, and Readers

by Sharon Carnicke and Sharon Marie Carnicke

Book Overview

This book paints a vivid portrait of Anton Chekhov-a Russian writer whose elusive personality and richly detailed plays have left an indelible imprint upon the world's theatre. Every page reveals the joys and difficulties of his short life, his comic sensibility, deep compassion, and often puzzling use of dramatic style and genre. Carnicke demystifies Chekhov's plays-forged from his literary innovations, avid theatergoing, love of vaudeville, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1618113208
• ISBN13: 9781618113207
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"