Checking out Chekhov: A Guide to the Plays for Actors, Directors, and Readers - Companions to Russian Literature

Paints a vivid portrait of Anton Chekhov. Every page reveals the joys and difficulties of his short life, his comic sensibility, deep compassion, and often puzzling use of dramatic style and genre. Carnicke demystifies Chekhov's plays. She interweaves biographical and cultural information with insightful case studies and close analysis to leave her reader with a full and fresh perspective on an artist who is as foundational to theatrical traditions as are Shakespeare and Stanislavsky.