Great Russian Writers: Anton Chekhov
- Video
- 2006
- 30m
Modern critics consider Chekhov one of the masters of the short story form. Using themes relating to the everyday middle class, Chekhov portrayed the pathos of life in Russia before the 1905... Read allModern critics consider Chekhov one of the masters of the short story form. Using themes relating to the everyday middle class, Chekhov portrayed the pathos of life in Russia before the 1905 Revolution. He depicted the futile, boring, and lonely lives of people unable to communic... Read allModern critics consider Chekhov one of the masters of the short story form. Using themes relating to the everyday middle class, Chekhov portrayed the pathos of life in Russia before the 1905 Revolution. He depicted the futile, boring, and lonely lives of people unable to communicate with one another. In the Russian Theater, Chekhov's plays, like his stories, are studi... Read all