Jan 1, 2010
Anton Chekhov’s literary reputation rests as much on his drama as on his stories and sketches, despite the fact that he was a far more prolific writer of fiction, having written only seventeen plays but almost six hundred stories. Chayka (1896, rev. 1898; The Seagull, 1909), Dyadya Vanya (1897; Uncle Vanya, 1914), Tri sestry (1901; Three Sisters, 1920), and Vishnyovy sad (1904; The Cherry Orchard, 1908), Chekhov’s chief dramatic works, are universally considered classics of modern theater. Chekhov...
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