{"product_id":"antosha-and-levitasha-the-shared-lives-and-art-of-anton-chekhov-and-isaac-levitan-paperback-softback-9780875807317","title":"Antosha and Levitasha; The Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875807317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAntosha and Levitasha\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerge Gregory (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875807317\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched and readable book is a chronological account of the contacts, friendship, common pursuits, rivalries, and professional work of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan-two pivotal figures in Russian literature and art.... The book gives us abundant information about various aspects of the two artists' friendship and the backgrounds to their compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Russian Review) \u003cp\u003eThere is rich material in this study. Gregory was right to unpick this relationship. From the point of view of Chekhov studies, Levitan is too often neglected. From the point of view of Levitan studies, this is an artist whose position astride the two most significant movements in Russian painting of the late nineteenth century, 'The Itinerants' and the World of Art, is ripe for investigation and appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e (Slavonic and East European Review) \u003cp\u003eVery compelling... The book is laid out wonderfully, and Gregory's chronological tags never fail to reinforce understanding of when we are. Gregory's focus throughout is masterful.\u003c\/p\u003e (Inside Higher Ed) \u003cp\u003eThe breadth of \u003ci\u003eAntosha and Levitasha\u003c\/i\u003e is astonishing, and the biographical details brought to light by Gregory's meticulous research will prove invaluable for scholars of both Levitan and Chekhov, and their respective artistic productions. As a whole, Serge Gregory's \u003ci\u003eAntosha and Levitasha\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a rich testimony of their relationship and late nineteenth-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e (H-Net Reviews) \u003cp\u003eThrough meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work.\u003c\/p\u003e (Slavonic and East European Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work.\"â• \u003ci\u003eSlavonic and East European Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccessible and engaging, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntosha and Levitasha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in art history, late nineteenth-century Russian culture, and biographies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntosha and Levitasha\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in English devoted to the complex relationship between Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan, one of Russia's greatest landscape painters. Outside of Russia, a general lack of familiarity with Levitan's life and art has undermined an appreciation of the cultural significance of his friendship with Chekhov. Serge Gregory's highly readable study attempts to fill that gap for Western readers by examining a friendship that may have vacillated between periods of affection and animosity, but always reflected an unwavering shared aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Russia, where entire rooms of galleries in Moscow and St. Petersburg are devoted to Levitan's paintings, the lives of the famous writer and the equally famous artist have long been tied together. To those familiar with the work of both men, it is evident that Levitan's \"landscapes of mood\" have much in common with the way that Chekhov's characters perceive nature as a reflection of their emotional state. Gregory focuses on three overarching themes: the artists' similar approach to depicting landscape; their romantic and social rivalries within their circle of friends, which included many of Moscow's leading cultural figures; and the influence of Levitan's personal life on Chekhov's stories and plays. He emphasizes the facts of Levitan's life and his place in late nineteenth-century Russian art, particularly with respect to his dual loyalties to the competing Itinerant and World of Art movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685671727384,"sku":"9780875807317","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/antosha-and-levitasha-the-shared-lives-and-art-of-anton-chekhov-and-isaac-levitan-paperback-softback-9780875807317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}