{"product_id":"9780140447330","title":"Plays: Ivanov; The Seagull; Uncle Vanya; Three Sisters; The CherryOrchard","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eChekhov, Anton; Carson, Peter; Gilman, Richard; Carson, Peter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/3\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive masterful dramatic works from one of the world's best-loved playwrights, including \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e—now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, Elizabeth Moss, and Annette Bening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by formulaic melodramas and farces, Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the everyday lives, loves and yearnings of ordinary people. \u003ci\u003eIvanov \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a man stifled by inactivity and lost idealism, and \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e contrasts a young man's selfish romanticism with the stoicism of a woman cruelly abandoned by her lover. With 'the scenes from country life' of \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e, his first fully mature play, Chekhov developed his own unique dramatic world, neither tragedy nor comedy. In \u003ci\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e the Prozorov sisters endlessly dream of going to Moscow to escape the monotony of provincial life, while his comedy\u003ci\u003e The Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e portrays characters futilely clinging to the past as their land is sold from underneath them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition Peter Carson's moving translations convey Chekhov's subtle blend of comedy, tragedy and psychological insight, while Richard Gilman's introduction examines how Chekhov broke with theatrical conventions and discusses each play in detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380567769343,"sku":"9780140447330","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780140447330_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597714","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780140447330","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}