SOURCE: Strongin, Carol. “Irony and Theatricality in Chekhov's The Sea Gull.” Comparative Drama 15, no. 4 (winter 1981-1982): 366-80.
In the following essay, Strongin contends that Chekhov intended The Seagull to be ironic and included many parodies of contemporary theater within it.
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