Ivanov

Ivanov, a driving force in local government and a visionary landowner, feels burnt out at thirty-five. Once the pioneer of scientific farming methods and of education for the peasants, he now drowns in bureaucracy and debt, his large estate neglected. While his wife is dying, Sasha, a young, educated woman, falls in love with Ivanov and determines to save him.
Set in a country suffering from political, ideological and spiritual stagnation, Chekhov's first full-length play anticipates the explosive revolutionary atmosphere of Russia at the turn of the century. Ivanov was performed at the National Theatre (Cottesloe) in September 2002.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian physician, dramatist and author, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short stories and modern drama. Born in Taganrog, a port town near the Black Sea, he attended medical school at Moscow University. He began writing to supplement his income, writing short humorous sketches of contemporary Russian life. A successful literary careered followed, before his premature death of TB at the age of 44. He is best-remembered for his four dramatic masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).

Zusammenfassung

Ivanov, a driving force in local government and a visionary landowner, feels burnt out at thirty-five. Once the pioneer of scientific farming methods and of education for the peasants, he now drowns in bureaucracy and debt, his large estate neglected. While his wife is dying, Sasha, a young, educated woman, falls in love with Ivanov and determines to save him.
Set in a country suffering from political, ideological and spiritual stagnation, Chekhov's first full-length play anticipates the explosive revolutionary atmosphere of Russia at the turn of the century. Ivanov was performed at the National Theatre (Cottesloe) in September 2002.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Anton Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Chekhov Anton
• Mitarbeit: David Harrower (Übersetzung), Translator Harrower (Übersetzung), David Harrower Translator (Übersetzung), David Harrower Translator (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.09.2002
• EAN: 9781840023398
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-339-8
• Seiten: 80
• Gewicht: 91 g
• Serien: Absolute Classics; Oberon Modern Plays; Absolute Classics
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Russland, DRAMA / General, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, DRAMA / European / General, Plays / Drama, DRAMA / Russian & Former Soviet Union, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama