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| Name: |
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov | | Birth Date: |
January, 1860 | | Death Date: |
July 2, 1904 | | Place of Birth: |
Taganrog, Russia | | Place of Death: |
Badenweiler, Germany | | Nationality: |
Russian | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist, author |
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 Biography of Anton (Pavlovich) Chekhov
16,764 words, approx. 56 pages
 Anton Chekhov is today one of the most widely known authors of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Appreciated not only in Russia and the West but also in Asia, he was a master of the short story, and his innovations in the poetics of short prose... summary from source:
 Biography of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
1,915 words, approx. 6 pages
The Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) is among the major short-story writers and dramatists of modern times. During the last half of the 19th century the old order in Russia was crumbling. Political institutions were out of line with... 
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 Anton Chekhov Quotes
6,868 words, approx. 23 pages
 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) ( 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904 ) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a major Russian short story writer and playwright. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Note-Book of Anton...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Chekhov, Anton
2,436 words, approx. 8 pages(born Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.) major Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He was a literary artist of laconic precision who probed below the... summary from source:
Chekhov, Anton (Pavlovich)
200 words, approx. 1 pages(born Jan. 29, 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15, 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.) Russian playwright and short-story writer. The son of a former serf, he supported his family by writing popular comic sketches while studying medicine in Moscow.... summary from source:
 Anton Chekhov Information
6,967 words, approx. 23 pages
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕɛxəf]) was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in Taganrog, southern Russia, on 29 January [O.S. 17 January]...
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 Newsweek International A Fresh Look at Chekhov.(Anton Chekhov)
04/21/2003: 629 words, approx. 2 pages When Chekhov lay dying in a spa town in Germany's Black Forest, his doctor ordered oxygen, only to have the playwright insist it was too late and request a bottle of champagne instead. It was a curiously appropriate end to the life of... summary from source:
Canadian Slavonic Papers Anton Chekhov: A Life / The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
03/01/2002: 996 words, approx. 3 pages Donald Rayfield. Anton Chekhov: A Life. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2000. xxvii, 674 pp. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. $22.95, paper. Vera Gottlieb and Paul Allain, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. xxxiii, 293 pp. Illustrations. Appendices. Bibliography. Indices.... summary from source:
 AP News McKellen says Lear role is nerve-racking
7/18/2007: 260 words, approx. 1 pagesIan McKellen says playing the title character in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" is more nerve-racking than his recent Hollywood film roles.Singapore is the first stop on the Royal Shakespeare Company's international tour of "King Lear" and "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov."'King Lear,' I've been seeing... summary from source:
The New York Observer Alan Cumming to Play Dianne Wiest's Lover in Seagull
1/3/2008: 270 words, approx. 1 pagesTony Award winner Alan Cumming will play Trigorin, the lover to Dianne Wiest's magnetic actress, Arkadina, in Anton Chekhov's 1896 play, The Seagull, at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street). It is to be directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev, artistic director of the Moscow New...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David Magarshack
15,302 words, approx. 51 pages
In this essay, Magarshack explores Chekhov's views on art and the Russian theater of his day, as expressed in his letters and occasional writings.
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Critical Essay by V. V. Golubkov
14,667 words, approx. 49 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1958, Golubkov inspects Chekhov's social consciousness, which continued to maturate throughout his life, and the lyricism so prevalent in his short fiction.
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Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 87%Guide to "The Portable Chekhov"
644 words, approx. 2 pages
Essay discusses Anton Chekhov's writing style and themes in some of his short stories that can be found in "The Portable Chekhov."
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