Five Russian Plays: With One From The Ukrainian (1916)

By C.E. Bechhofer Roberts

Book Overview

""Five Russian Plays: With One from the Ukrainian"" is a collection of six plays translated into English by C. E. Bechhofer. The plays were written by various Russian and Ukrainian playwrights and were originally published in 1916. The collection includes ""The Lower Depths"" by Maxim Gorky, ""The Cherry Orchard"" by Anton Chekhov, ""The Inspector-General"" by Nikolai Gogol, ""A Month in the Country"" by Ivan Turgenev, ""The Sea-Gull"" by Anton Chekhov, and ""The Forest"" by Alexander Ostrovsky. These plays are considered to be some of the most notable works of Russian and Ukrainian drama and explore themes of social class, love, family, and the human condition. This collection provides readers with an opportunity to experience the richness and complexity of Russian and Ukrainian theater.Contains Works By Nicholas Evreinov, Denis Von Vizin, Anton Chehov And Lesya Ukrainka.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1436848709
• ISBN13: 9781436848701
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"