The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance
- ISBN-10
- 0521440750
- ISBN-13
- 9780521440752
- Category
- Performing Arts / Theater / General
- Pages
- 441
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-08-07
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Laurence Senelick
Description
This is the first cross-cultural study of Chekhov's plays in production. Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare, and this book studies how the reputation evolved, and how the presentation of his plays varied and altered from their initial productions in Russia to the most recent postmodern deconstructions of them. Particular attention is given to the staging of Chekhov in Russia before and after the Revolution, and under different regimes; in the English-speaking world, in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Japan.
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