Approaches to Teaching the Works of Anton Chekhov (Approaches to Teaching World Literature #141)

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Synopsis
Chekhov's works are unflinching in the face of human frailty. With their emphasis on the dignity and value of individuals during unique moments, they help us better understand how to exist with others when we are fundamentally alone. Written in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, when the country began to move fitfully toward industrialization and grappled with the influence of Western liberalism even as it remained an autocracy, Chekhov's plays and stories continue to influence contemporary writers.The essays in this volume provide classroom strategies for teaching Chekhov's stories and plays, discuss how his medical training and practice related to his literary work, and compare Chekhov with writers both Russian and American. The volume also aims to help instructors with the daunting array of new editions in English, as well as with the ever-growing list of titles in visual media: filmed theater productions of his plays, adaptations of the plays and stories scripted for film, and amateur performances freely available online.
Copyright:
2016

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
248 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781603292696
Related ISBNs:
9781603292689
Publisher:
Modern Language Association of America
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Copyrighted By:
The Modern Language Association of America
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Education, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Michael C. Finke
Edited by:
Michael Holquist

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