{"product_id":"distant-freedom-essay-on-chekhov-hardback-9781509567348","title":"Distant Freedom; Essay on Chekhov (Hardback) 9781509567348","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDistant Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssay on Chekhov\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacques Ranciere (Author), Steven Corcoran (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509567348, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 February 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.204 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\u003e\"This essay has more insights than many critical studies ten times as long: as a discussion of Chekhov's 'open endings' it sheds light, with original perceptions, not just on the major works, but shorter gems overlooked by other critics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Rayfield, Queen Mary University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an exquisite instalment in Rancière' political aesthetics and poetics in which his own writing reverberates with the same plangent yearning that he finds in Chekhov's short fiction. A must for any student of Chekhov or political aesthetics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.M. Bernstein, New School for Social Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChekhov's fiction offers a subtle yet powerful message: another life is possible. Something can always happen to our lives – a possibility that breaks the monotony of servitude and points to a different, more liberated existence. This is the way to approach all these brief tales of lost lives, nights filled with tears and joy, landscapes, or love, against the cynicism of those who believe that time is destined to replicate the same. In these glimmers, new forms of life arise – noble and sensible shapes that we occasionally perceive and may strive to unfold if we have the courage to do so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacques Rancière, using Chekhov's stories as a lens, sees literature not as a source of knowledge but as a catalyst for reshaping the fabric of being. He illuminates the profound capability of literature: positioning us within the landscape of freedom, transparent about the distance it holds from the reality of servitude, yet unwavering in the standards it sets, inviting us to strive towards them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tramp's Dream\u003cbr\u003eThe Whirring of Servitude\u003cbr\u003eThe Song of the Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eA New Dawn?\u003cbr\u003eThe Power of the Moment\u003cbr\u003eThe Music of the Narrative\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Song of the Steppe to the Song of the Bittern\u003cbr\u003eThe Soldier's Eyes\u003cbr\u003eWithout Beginning or End\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441815810328,"sku":"9781509567348","price":29.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509567348.jpg?v=1785027111","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/distant-freedom-essay-on-chekhov-hardback-9781509567348","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}