Vera Gottlieb, Gottlieb Vera

Chekhov and the Vaudeville

A Study of Chekhov's One-Act Plays

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the strangely neglected area of Chekhov's one-act plays, written between 1885 and 1903.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780521136983
• ISBN-10: 0521136989
• Artikelnr.: 29424495

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Introductory note
1. Objectivity and commitment: the evolution of a philosophy
2. Conventions and innovations in Russian comedy
3. The farce-vaudevilles: The Bear, The Proposal, A Tragic Role, The Anniversary, The Night before the Trial
4. The dramatic studies: On the High Road, Swan Song (Calchas), Tatyana Repina
5. A play in one act: The Wedding
6. A monologue is one act: Smoking is Bad for You
7. A conclusion
Appendices 1-3
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index.