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Twelve plays / Anton Chekhov ; translated with an introduction and notes by Ronald Hingley.

By: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Contributor(s): Hingley, Ronald.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: World's classics.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992Description: xvi, 372 p. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 0192828134.Subject(s): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English | Russian drama -- Translations into English | One-act plays, Russian -- Translations into EnglishDDC classification: 891.723 CHE
Contents:
Short Plays -- On the high road (1885) -- Swan Song (1887-8) -- The Bear (1888-9) -- The Proposal (1888-9) -- Tatyana Repin (1889) -- A Tragic Role (1889-90) -- The wedding (1889-90) -- The Anniversary (1891) -- Smoking is bad for you (1903) -- The night before the trial (the 1890s) -- Four-Act Plays -- The wood-demon (1889-90) -- Platonov (1880-1).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 891.723 CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00014395
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This collection of plays presents the fascinating minor works of Chekhov written during a period when the author was producing more serious prose fiction. Included are: On The High Road; Swan Song; The Bear; The Proposal; Tatyana Repin; A Tragic Role; The Wedding; The Anniversary; Smoking Is Bad For You; The Night Before The Trial; The Wood Demon; and Platonov.

Bibliography: (page xiv).

Short Plays -- On the high road (1885) -- Swan Song (1887-8) -- The Bear (1888-9) -- The Proposal (1888-9) -- Tatyana Repin (1889) -- A Tragic Role (1889-90) -- The wedding (1889-90) -- The Anniversary (1891) -- Smoking is bad for you (1903) -- The night before the trial (the 1890s) -- Four-Act Plays -- The wood-demon (1889-90) -- Platonov (1880-1).

Translated from the Russian.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. vii)
  • Select Bibliography (p. xiv)
  • A Chronology of Anton Chekhov (p. xv)
  • Short Plays
  • On the High Road (1885) (p. 1)
  • Swan Song (1887-8) (p. 25)
  • The Bear (1888) (p. 35)
  • The Proposal (1888-9) (p. 51)
  • Tatyana Repin (1889) (p. 67)
  • A Tragic Role (1889-90) (p. 87)
  • The Wedding (1889-90) (p. 95)
  • The Anniversary (1891) (p. 111)
  • Smoking is Bad for You (1903) (p. 127)
  • The Night Before the Trial (the 1890s) (p. 133)
  • Four-Act Plays
  • The Wood-Demon (1889-90) (p. 143)
  • Platonov (?1880-1) (p. 215)
  • The Pronunciation of Russian Proper Names (p. 367)
  • Explanatory Notes (p. 369)

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