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Author Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.

Title The Cherry Orchard, and Other Plays
Published Auckland : Floating Press, 1916

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Description 1 online resource (421 pages)
Contents Title -- Contents -- Introduction -- On the High Road -- The Proposal -- The Wedding -- The Bear -- A Tragedian in Spite of Himself -- The Anniversary -- The Three Sisters -- The Cherry Orchard
Summary The Cherry Orchard was written by Chekhov as a comedy, but directed by Stanislavski as a tragedy on its premier. The play has maintained the dual nature of these intentions ever since. An aristocratic family return to their estate on the eve of auction. Though alternatives present themselves, the family is apathetic and their property is sold. The play addresses the vast changes to the Russian social casts at the time, and the general cultural futility experienced by the ..
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Subject Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. VishnevyÄ­ sad. English (West)
SUBJECT VishnevyÄ­ sad (Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich) fast
Form Electronic book
Author West, Julius, 1891-1918.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. VishnevyÄ­ sad. English (West)
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