Русская литература — Чехов Антон Павлович

Предлагаем вниманию читателей сборник рассказов великого русского писателя А.П. Чехова (1860-1904). Перевод Констанс Гарнетт дополнен комментарием.

Великий русский писатель А. П. Чехов (1860-1904) на Западе известен прежде всего как автор пьес. Такие его драматические произведения, как «Чайка», «Вишневый сад», «Дядя Ваня» и другие, ставятся на сценах разных стран и неизменно пользуются успехом. Предлагаем вниманию англоязычных читателей одну из самых известных пьес Чехова «Три сестры», написанную в 1901 году.

In the Twilight, the third collection of short stories compiled by Anton Chekhov himself, was his first major success and won him the prestigious Pushkin Prize when it was published in 1887. This volume represents a clear milestone in the writer's passage from the youthful Antosha Chekhonte, author of slight comic sketches, to the mature master of the short-story genre.

Вашему вниманию предлагаются переводы наиболее известных рассказов, относящихся к позднему периоду творчества А.П. Чехова.Чехов следует принципу художественной объективности и не прописывает рецептов нравственного совершенствования и общественного переустройства. Мастер тонкого психологического анализа, он видит, что его герои страдают по причине житейских ошибок, дурных поступков и нравственной и умственной апатии.Английский перевод рассказов, выполненный Констанс Гарнетт, снабжен...

The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. Collected in this volume are Chekhov s four most celebrated plays - The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard - in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin. In these personal stories of unfulfilled love, failed...

"Oh, good God," he kept saying with great relish. "Good God..."Gooseberries is accompanied here by The Kiss and The Two Volodyas - three exquisite depictions of love and loss in nineteenth-century Russia by Chekhov, the great master of the short story form.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon...

Предлагаем вниманию читателей сборник рассказов великого русского писателя А. П. Чехова (1860-1904). Перевод Констанс Гарнетт дополнен комментарием..

В книгу вошли шедевры драматургии великого русского писателя Антона Павловича Чехова - пьесы "Вишневый сад", "Чайка" и "Дядя Ваня" и переведены на английский язык..

This collection of lesser-known early short fiction - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological dramas and tragic tales - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre, with stories about marital infidelity, betrayal, deception and love in its various forms. Although varying m tone and purpose, what these tales have in common is a profound and subtle understanding of the human condition, in its farcical and melancholy aspects, couched in Chekhov's trademark minimalist style..

A secret terrorist group infiltrates the household of a government official’s son, with a view to spying on the father and, ultimately, assassinating him. But the young man entrusted with the task – an ailing, world-weary “nobody” – seized with the purposelessness of life and a sense of his own impending death, gradually becomes disillusioned with his mission, and decides to embark on a new path which will lead him to tragedy. Combining psychological detail with a strong sense of place and...

Chekhov is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His works often asked many more questions than they answered, and he was one of the first writers to use the stream-of-consciousness technique. Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition.