Anton Chekhov
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| Title | : | The Three Sisters |
| Author | : | Anton Chekhov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 81 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 1993 by Dover Publications (first published 1900) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Cultural. Russia. Literature. Russian Literature. Theatre. Fiction |
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First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, The Three Sisters probes the lives and dreams of Olga, Masha, and Irina, former Muscovites now living in a provincial town from which they long to escape. Their hopes for a life more suited to their cultivated tastes and sensibilities provide a touching counterpoint to the relentless flow of compromising events in the real world.In this powerful play, a landmark of modern drama, Chekhov masterfully interweaves character and theme in subtle ways that make the work's finale seem as inevitable as it is deeply moving. It is reprinted here from a standard text with updated transliteration of character names and additional explanatory footnotes.
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| Original Title: | Три сестры |
| Edition Language: | English |
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As much as I loved listening to an audio version of this book, I really long to see this play on stage. I feel like I'll be better able to understand it once I see it played out. I feel like it's just one of those plays, the kind that is meant to be seen and not only read (or listened to). A play is, at times, such a delicate genre. So many things need to fall in place for it to work. This was actually my first play by Chekhov. I've read so many short stories by Chekhov, and as I'm always hungry"And, restless, seeks the stormy ocean, as though in tempest there were peace."I feel this is an amazing play that stunningly portraits existential crisis inevitable in the life of every person who thinks of life in a deeper way. TUZENBAKH: You think it's no use even dreaming of happiness! But what if I'm happy? VERSHININ: No, you're not. MASHA: Gogol says: it's dull living in this world, friends!I really liked the exploration of themes of transience and the meaning of life (found in work,
Three Sisters is a classic play written by Anton Chekhov. It opened in 1901 and one of the premiere actors was none other then Stanislovsky. The central theme of this work is to showcase the hopes and dreams of the characters. However, the circumstances surrounding this family with three sisters cripples any attempt for joy.The SistersOlya is the oldest sister. She thrives as the caretaker of the family. She is a teacher and a spinster. At one point tells Irina that she would have married "any
This review is not of Chekhov's brilliant play, but of the translation by Moura Budberg. If you know me, you know I love Chekhov, and I love comparing different translations of his plays. I find it fascinating how people can view the same piece of writing so differently. The problem with Budberg's translation is how stuffy it is. It is very classy stuff, lots of technique is called for from the women to overact, and throw themselves on the nearest gentleman wailing in hysterics. These people
So, whats this play about?In a nutshell, and I think this quote from Act 4 sums it up nicely:(view spoiler)[ MASHA. When you take your happiness in little bits, in snatches, and then lose it, as I have done, you gradually get coarser, more bitter. (hide spoiler)]Like all the other works Ive read by Chekhov, this is also not an easy read. Yep, Chekhov makes you work for it. I thought the reason why it was tough is because I was looking for the main character and a signposts that told me which
So far I have been very lucky with the theatre productions I have been attending. This one did not shine as much, though. I wonder whether had I not been able to compare to some brilliant staging would this play have engaged me more.Nonetheless, it was entertaining. The setting was realistic, with the décor of a late nineteenth century Russia middle class home, with the most appealing aspect in the way parallel actions and conversations could take place on a single defined space. The acting was
1.5 stars.I am not very particular to plays, and perhaps this fact coupled with the fact that I find long and confusing names a deterrent to the story, along with the multiple minor characters made me dislike the book. What I understood:-there's a brother and 3 sisters- brother has a sweetheart whom he marries and who shows her true colors slowly after marriage-three sisters are slowly alienated and displaced from their house-there are many army gentlemen whose only chore is to attend dinner
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