{"product_id":"chekhov-in-context-hardback-9781108842358","title":"Chekhov in Context (Hardback) 9781108842358","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChekhov in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe definitive guide to the historical tumult and complex intellectual worlds that Chekhov both inhabited and influenced.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYuri Corrigan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108842358, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 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'Chekhov in Context is an invaluable resource, the volume I wish I'd had on my shelf my entire career.  But it's so much more than the reference work that implies. Exquisitely conceived by Yuri Corrigan and beautifully executed by its distinguished contributors, the book explores the network of personal circumstances, social structures, literary institutions, humanistic and scientific disciplines, environmental concerns, and ideological urgencies of Chekhov's world with extraordinary nuance.  Moreover, it does so not to account for or even to interpret Chekhov's work, but (in Corrigan's felicitous formulation) to 'complicate' it. The resulting treatment of individual works is stunning, as is the analysis of the ways in which Chekhov irrevocably altered the status quo.  The book makes a critical–and inspiring–contribution.  Kudos to all concerned.' Cathy Popkin, Columbia University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePremier playwright of modern theater and trailblazer of the short story, Anton Chekhov was also a practising doctor, journalist, writer of comic sketches, philanthropist and activist. This volume provides an accessible guide to Chekhov's multifarious interests and influences, with over 30 succinct chapters covering his rich intellectual milieu and his tumultuous socio-political environment, as well as the legacy of his work in over two centuries of interdisciplinary cultures and media around the world. With a Preface by Cornel West, a chronology and Further Reading list, this collection is the essential guide to Chekhov's writing and the manifold worlds he inhabited.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface: The Poet of Catastrophe Cornel West\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Yuri Corrigan\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Life: 1. Son, brother, husband (in Correspondence) Alevtina Kuzicheva\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chekhov's friends Vladimir Kataev\u003cbr\u003e 3. An 'Indeterminate Situation': Chekhov's illness and death Michael Finke\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Society: 4. Class Anne Lounsbery\u003cbr\u003e 5. Money Vadim Shneyder\u003cbr\u003e 6. Politics Derek Offord\u003cbr\u003e 7. Peasants Christine D. Worobec\u003cbr\u003e 8. The woman question Jenny Kaminer\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sex Melissa L. Miller\u003cbr\u003e 10. Social activism Andrei Stepanov\u003cbr\u003e 11. Environmentalism Jane Costlow\u003cbr\u003e 12. Sakhalin Island Edyta M. Bojanowska\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Culture: 13. Philosophy Michal Oklot\u003cbr\u003e 14. Religion Denis Zhernokleyev\u003cbr\u003e 15. Science Elena Fratto\u003cbr\u003e 16. Medicine and the mind-body problem Matthew Mangold\u003cbr\u003e 17. The arts Serge Gregory\u003cbr\u003e 18. Fin de Siècle Mark D. Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e 19. The harm that good ideas do Gary Saul Morson\u003cbr\u003e 20. Chekhov's Intelligentsias Svetlana Evdokimova\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Literature: 21. Print culture Louise McReynolds\u003cbr\u003e 22. Embarrassment Caryl Emerson\u003cbr\u003e 23. Tolstoy Rosamund Bartlett\u003cbr\u003e 24. French literature Sergei A. Kibalnik\u003cbr\u003e 25. Modernism and symbolism Lindsay Ceballos\u003cbr\u003e 26. Theatrical traditions Anna Muza\u003cbr\u003e 27. Modern theatre: Resonances and intersections Julia Listengarten\u003cbr\u003e 28. Chekhov's Moscow art theatre (1897-1904) Sharon Marie Carnicke\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Afterlives: 29. Soviet contexts Radislav Lapushin\u003cbr\u003e 30. Chekhov in England Olga Tabachnikova\u003cbr\u003e 31. The American stage James N. Loehlin\u003cbr\u003e 32. Chekhov in East Asia Heekyoung Cho\u003cbr\u003e 33. Film Justin Wilmes\u003cbr\u003e 34. In Translation: Chekhov's path into english Carol Apollonio\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Chekhov's endings Robin Feuer Miller\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Plays, playscripts [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plays, playscripts\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plays,%20playscripts%20%5BDD%5D%22\"\u003eDD\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266434191640,"sku":"9781108842358","price":84.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108842358i_0e878291-05cd-4a58-9a31-e349ec9ceeae.jpg?v=1696727683","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chekhov-in-context-hardback-9781108842358","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}