Chekhov: Four Plays (Great Translations for Actors Series) - Softcover

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575250659 ISBN 13: 9781575250656

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996

Synopsis

A collection of new, production tested translations of the four great plays by Anton Chekhov: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. These translations are both faithful to the rich, pure poetry and music of the original Russian language and at the same time fluid for the modern actor and accessible for the contemporary American audience. Included is a glossary and pronunciation guide.

About this title

About the Author:

Carol Rocamora is the founder of the Philadelphia Festival theatre for New Plays and is currently on the faculty of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University. She is the translator of Chekhov Volume I: Four Plays, Chekhov: The Early Plays, and Chekhov's Vaudevilles, and she has written a play called, "I take your hand in mine", which was suggested by the letters of Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper, all published by Smith and Kraus.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

About this edition

• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1575250659
• ISBN 13: 9781575250656
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293