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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
16764 words, approx. 55.9 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 fict... summary from source:
 Biography of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
1915 words, approx. 6.4 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 act...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Cherry Orchard Summary
3,130 words, approx. 10 pagesThe Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov The son of a grocer, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born into a family of modest means in Taganrog, Russia, in 1860. Anton's father, Pavel, made some unsound business dealings, and in 1875 he went bankrupt and fled to... summary from source:
 The Cherry Orchard Information
5,329 words, approx. 18 pages
 The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this...
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 The Village Voice The Cherry Orchard
02/16/2005: 497 words, approx. 2 pages Authentic Chekhov via the Classical Theatre of Harlem THE CHERRY ORCHARD By Anton Chekhov HSA Theatre 645 St. Nicholas Avenue 212-868-4444 GRINDING AXES "Should Black Actors Play Chekhov?" More than 30 years have passed since The New... summary from source:
Canadian Slavonic Papers Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard
03/01/2008: 783 words, approx. 3 pages James N. Loehlin. Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard. Series: Plays in production. Cambridge, New York etc.: Cambridge University Press, 2006.248 pp. Illustrations. Works Cited. Index. Paper. This is the eleventh volume in a series devoted to individual plays by playwrights of the international stage.... summary from source:
 AP News Pregnancy is funny in new ABC series
4/11/2007: 832 words, approx. 3 pages"Notes from the Underbelly" is the very picture of the modern broadcast comedy.Eschews laugh track? Check. Shot with a single camera instead of the classic three-camera "I Love Lucy" approach? Check. Offers narration to enhance the storytelling? Check. Willing to forgo a barrage of one-liners... summary from source:
AP Features 12 places honored for preservation work
3/12/2007: 2,562 words, approx. 9 pagesThe National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2007 list of a "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" ranges from the town where Monticello is located to Hillsborough, N.C., cited in part as the home of a 1949 NASCAR speedway.The organization recognizes 12 places each year for their dedication to...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Daniel Charles Gerould
9,045 words, approx. 30 pages
[The first production of] The Cherry Orchard was not a success. The press was, on the whole, favorable, but the reviewers were not enthusiastic, and both the production and the acting were criticized. As to the play, the consensus appeared to be that it was no great thing; the theme was dated; the vein had been worked to death. The play was taken to be a portrayal of the passing of the old order. Nobody suggested that there was anything in the least funny about this. Nevertheless Chekhov persisted in his no... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Beverly Hahn
7,702 words, approx. 26 pages
In the essay below, Hahn interprets The Cherry Orchard as a comedy in the classical sense, with social and cultural significance. Hahn asserts: "The often comic characters in the play inhabit a world that is nonetheless felt to be humanly and historically serious."
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Critical Essay by John Tulloch
7,248 words, approx. 24 pages
[Chekhov] uses farce as a satiric device, to alienate us from a character so that we will not become too sympathetically involved with his spurious self-pity or melancholy posturing. The Cherry Orchard is unusual among Chekhov's dramas in that the central focus is not the problem of choice among the intelligentsia. Whereas The Seagull, Uncle Vanya and The Three Sisters are all related to fundamental questions of identity for their author as a professional doctor and writer—the problem of art, ...
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 96%Directing: Stanislavski
1,665 words, approx. 6 pages
Studies the way in which Stanislavski directed the famous failure of the Cherry Orchard.
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