Description
Svetlana Evdokimova tackles this gap in Chekhov scholarship, examining the profound connections between his unstated philosophy and his artistic production. Arguing that Chekhov's four major plays (The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya) constitute a kind of cycle, Staging Existence offers a major reappraisal of this critical playwright in Russian intellectual history. Evdokimova's deep, careful research into Chekhov's engagement with contemporary philosophy provides insight into both Chekhov's oeuvre and the writer himself.
About the Author
Svetlana Evdokimova is a professor of Slavic studies at Brown University. She is the author of several books, including Dostoevsky beyond Dostoevsky: Science, Philosophy, Religion and Pushkin's Historical Imagination.
Reviews
The most comprehensive treatment of Chekhov's thought to date, linking his famous poetics of understatement to enduring philosophical questions. This is a mature work of scholarship, organically structured, intellectually stimulating, and highly readable, presenting a series of bracing new interpretations at perfect pitch. Any reader of Chekhov should read this book." - Carol Apollonio, author of Simply Chekhov
"A comprehensive and multifaceted study of Chekhov's plays, Staging Existence underscores the subtle connection between Chekhov the thinker and Chekhov the artist, making the persuasive case that one cannot be understood without the other. Exhaustively researched, lucidly written, and convincingly argued, this is one of the most important studies of Chekhov in recent decades." - Radislav Lapushin, author of "Dew on the Grass": The Poetics of Inbetweenness in Chekhov
Book Information
ISBN 9780299344801
Author Svetlana Evdokimova
Format Hardback
Page Count 302
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 272g