Freedom from Violence and Lies

Anton Chekhov's Life and Writings

Freedom from Violence and Lies
Michael C Finke
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Hardback
h235 x 159mm - 256pg
11 Oct 2021 UK
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9781789144307
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An enlightening, nuanced, and accessible introduction to the life and work of one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. Anton Chekhov' s stories and plays endure, far beyond the Russian context, as outstanding modern literary models. In a brief, remarkable life, Chekhov rose from lower-class, provincial roots to become a physician, leading writer, and philanthropist, all in the face of a progressive fatal disease. In this new biography, Michael C. Finke analyzes Chekhov' s major stories, plays, and nonfiction in the context of his life, both fleshing out the key features of Chekhov' s poetics of prose and drama and revealing key continuities across genres, as well as between his lesser-studied early writings and the later works. An excellent resource for readers new to Chekhov, this book also presents much original scholarship and is an accessible, comprehensive overview of one of the greatest modern dramatists and writers of short fiction in history.
Michael C. Finke is professor emeritus of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author or editor of many books on Chekhov and nineteenth-century Russian literature, including Seeing Chekhov: Life and Art.
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ISBN-13: 9781789144307
Published: 11 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Pages: 256

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