{"product_id":"plays-by-anton-chekhov-second-series-hardcover","title":"Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Pavlovich Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulius West\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, translated by Julius West, brings together a notable collection of Chekhov's dramatic works. The contents include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the High Road (an early, lesser-known play)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Proposal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wedding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Tragedian in Spite of Himself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anniversary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Three Sisters (with Acts I through IV)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cherry Orchard (with Acts One through Four)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. \"Medicine is my lawful wife,\" he once said, \"and literature is my mistress.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChekhov renounced the theatre after the reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a \"theatre of mood\" and a \"submerged life in the text.\" The plays that Chekhov wrote were not complex, and created a somewhat haunting atmosphere for the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChekhov began writing stories to earn money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations that influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. (wikipedia.org) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377059160371,"sku":"9798897732135","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mtc7s3JTWs9798897732135.webp?v=1779314839","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/plays-by-anton-chekhov-second-series-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}