LEADER 02156 am 22004213u 450 001 996217044303316 005 20231207201423.0 010 $a1920942688 (ebook) 010 $z192094267X (paperback) 035 $a(CKB)3170000000065433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4847988 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00074818 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000065433 100 $a20170511h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aInterpreting Chekhov /$fGeoffrey Borny 210 1$aCanberra, Australia :$cANU E Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (324 pages) $cillustrations; digital, PDF file(s) 311 08$aPrint version: 192094267X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThe author's contention is that Chekhov's plays have often been misinterpreted by scholars and directors, particularly through their failure to adequately balance the comic and tragic elements inherent in these works. Through a close examination of the form and content of Chekhov's dramas, the author shows how deeply pessimistic or overly optimistic interpretations fail to sufficiently account for the rich complexity and ambiguity of these plays. The author suggests that, by accepting that Chekhov's plays are synthetic tragi-comedies which juxtapose potentially tragic sub-texts with essentially comic texts, critics and directors are more likely to produce richer and more deeply satisfying interpretations of these works. Besides being of general interest to any reader interested in understanding Chekhov's work, the book is intended to be of particular interest to students of Drama and Theatre Studies and to potential directors of these subtle plays. 610 0$aDrama. 610 0$aLiterary studies. 610 0$aPlays and playwrights. 676 $a891.723 700 $aBorny$b Geoffrey$f1942-$0802264 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUkMaJRU 912 $a996217044303316 996 $aInterpreting Chekhov$91803522 997 $aUNISA