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 crumbl...
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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, ...
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In the following essay, which was written in 1946, Bentley examines Chekhov's modifcations of The Wood Demon to create Uncle Vanya and explores the author's manipulation of mundane detai...
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In the essay below, Bordinat contends that Uncle Vanya has no single protagonist but that four characters collectively comprise "the individual," who fills the role. The critic maintains...
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In the essay below, Guthrie underscores the ironic tone of Uncle Vanya.
The impression made by Chekhov's plays depends a great deal upon the period of time from which they are viewed.
In the fi...
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In this essay, Vitins argues that Vanya's family ties are the source of his passivity and impotence.
Overlooked in discussions of Uncle Vanja's ineffectuality as a male protagonist is a ...
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In the following, Frayn surveys the genesis and development of Uncle Vanya.
No one knows exactly when Uncle Vanya took its present form. It was most probably in 1896, between the completion of The Sea...
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In the following essay, Morson reads Uncle Vanya as a "metaliterary satire of histrionics and intelligentsial posing."
Solyony: I have never had anything against you, Baron. But I have ...
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In the essay below, Rayfield offers an overview of the reception of Uncle Vanya, emphasizing critics' reactions to Chekhov's reworking of The Wood Demon.
Our own critical interpretation ...
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There’s at least one outstanding reason to see David Hare’s premiere of The Vertical Hour at the Music Box: Bill Nighy, playing Mr. Hare’s worldly Englishman to Julianne MooreR...
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There’s at least one outstanding reason to see David Hare’s premiere of The Vertical Hour at the Music Box: Bill Nighy, playing Mr. Hare’s worldly Englishman to Julianne MooreR...
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton (Pavlovich) Chekhov
Critical Essay by Eric Bentley
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