| Description |
xi, 369 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
A Norton critical edition |
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Norton critical edition.
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| Contents |
Criticism -- Chekov / D.S. Mirsky -- Compositional elements in Chekhov's poetics / A.B. Derman -- Storytelling in a double key / Renato Poggioli -- On Chekhov's craftsmanship : the anatomy of a story / Gleb Struve -- [The student] / Donald Rayfield -- Stories of ambiguity / Karl Kramer -- [The lady with the dog] / Virginia Llewellyn Smith -- The bishop : its theme / Nils Ake Nilsson |
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Selections from Chekhov's letters -- To G.I. Rossolimo (October 11, 1899) -- To D.V. Grigorovich (March 28, 1886) -- To A.P. Chekhov (May 10, 1886) -- To A.S. Suvorin (May 30, 1888) -- To A.S. Suvorin (September 11, 1888) -- To A.N. Pleshcheev (October 4, 1888) -- To A.N. Pleshcheev (October 9, 1888) -- To A.S. Suvorin (October 27, 1888) -- To A.S. Suvorin (November 1, 1889) -- To L.A. Avilova (March 19, 1892) -- To L.A. Avilova (April 29, 1892) -- To A.S. Suvorin (March 27, 1894) -- To L.A. Avilova (October 6, 1897) -- To Maxim Gorky (December 3, 1898) -- To Maxim Gorky (September 3, 1899) -- To G.I. Rossolimo (January 21, 1900) -- Maxim Gorky / Anton Chekhov -- |
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The texts of the stories -- Chameleon (1884) -- Oysters (1884) -- A living chronology (1885) -- The huntsman (1885) -- Misery (1886) -- The requiem (1886) -- Anyuta (1886) -- Agatha (1886) -- Grisha (1886) -- A gentleman friend (1886) -- The chorus girl (1886)-- Dreams (1886) -- Vanka (1886)-- At home (1887) -- The siren's song (1887) -- Sleepy (1888) -- The grasshopper (1892) -- In exile -- Rothschild's fiddle (1894) -- The student (1894) -- The teacher of literature (1889-94) -- Whitebrow (1895) -- Anna on the neck (1895) -- The house with the mansard (1896) -- The pecheneg (1897)-- A journey by cart (1897) -- The man in a case (1898) -- Gooseberries (1898) -- About love (1898) -- A doctor's visit (1898) -- The darling (1899) -- The lady with the dog (1899) -- The bishop (1902) -- The betrothed (1903) -- |
| Summary |
This collection of thirty-five short stories by nineteenth-century Russian author Anton Chekhov, drawn from throughout his creative career, also includes a selection of his letters and excerpts of critical responses to his work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 369) |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| SUBJECT |
Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116778
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Fiction.
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| Author |
Matlaw, Ralph E., editor
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| LC no. |
78017052 |
| ISBN |
0393045285 |
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0393090027 |
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9780393045284 |
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9780393090024 |
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