Dec 23, 2009

The Cherry Orchard | Bibliography and Further Reading

Sources
Field, Bradford S., Jr., Gilbert, Miriam, and Klaus, Carl H. Stages of Drama: Classical to Contemporary Theater, Scott, Foresman, 1981.

Further Reading
Bergson, Henri. "Laughter," in Comedy, edited by Wylie Sypher, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1956.
Bergson's essay is included with George Meredith's "An Essay on Comedy" and appendix essay, "The Meanings of Comedy,'' by editor Sypher. The collection is an excellent source for ideas on the nature of the comic.

Bruford, W. H. Chekhov and His Russia: A Sociological...