Jan 1, 2010

Chocolates | What Do I Read Next?

A fine introductory book on Anton Chekhov’s stories and plays is Donald Rayfield’s Understanding Chekhov: A Critical Study of Chekhov’s Prose and Drama, published in 1999 by the University of Wisconsin Press. Rayfield’s study is geared towards the beginning Chekhov student. He provides close readings of stories and plays, and draws connections between them and European literature of the time.

For an understanding of what Simpson thinks should be important to poetry readers, read his 1967 textbook, An Introduction to Poetry, published by St. Martin’s Press....