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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ward No. 6 and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics) (edizione 2012)di edited with introduction and notes by David Plante (Autore), translated by Constance Garnett Anton Chekhov (Autore)
Informazioni sull'operaWard No. 6 and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) di Anton Chekhov
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Read some of this again after I read Sanders, “A swim in a pond in the rain”. Incredible as always. ( ) Chekhov's cool, precise, ostentatiously unsentimental realism combined with heavy-handed irony, revolutionary and protomodernist in its day, now seems to me old hat, thanks in part to its having spawned a century of mediocre short fiction by hordes of imitators. I can usually, with a little effort, just manage to drag myself to the end of one of his stories. This is collection of short stories about doctors, academics, intellectuals, and the other characters with which they interact. The stories all have some kind of melancholy about them, either due to the ennui, infatuations, or quotidian boredom that the characters experience. While much of literature avoids describing this as its main purpose due to the fact that it is difficult to write well about, Chekhov turns the tragedy of the mundane into the aesthetic - perhaps inspiring the philosophy that Camus instructs in his Myth of Sisyphus, as a way of dealing with life. But these stories are also tempered by a palpable joy in places, and are worth reading alone for the heavy and convincing atmosphere of historical Russia. These stories are likely to appeal far more to those who can identify with the characters, and probably to a greater degree than is usual. I picked this up because I hadn't really read any Russian literature prior to this. (I feel my reading habits have been much biased toward American and British literature and occasionally I try to rectify this.) Chekov sounded promising to me as a start. It's hard to review an entire collection of short stories like this because some stories I enjoyed much more than others. Chekov is incredible writer with very evocative language. My only issue with this collection is my usual issue with short stories -- I always feel like they end too suddenly for my liking and I'm left wanting more. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RWard No. 6 and Other Stories&&L/I&&R, by &&LSTRONG&&RAnton Chekhov&&L/B&&R, is part of the&&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&R&&L/B&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&RAnton Chekhov&&L/B&&R invented the modern short story. With writing that is concise, realistic, and evocative, he became a sort of photographer in words, less interested in plot than in the subtleties of mood and atmosphere, and the telling detail. His characters, always vividly drawn, come from all walks of life and often seem to be caught up in a world they don''t quite understand. &&L/DIV&&R&&LP&&REarly in his brief literary career, Chekhov outlined in a letter to his brother his idea of the ingredients of a good short story. Arguing against moral judgments and political, economic, or social commentary, he wrote, "To describe . . . you need . . . to free yourself from the personal expression. . . . Subjectivity is a terrible thing." Instead, he favored objectivity, truthfulness, originality, compassion, and brevity. Although his writing developed and matured, he remained largely faithful to these principles. &&L/P&&R&&LP&&RThis new selection of twenty-three stories explores the entire range of Chekhov''s short fiction, from early sketches, such as "The Cook''s Wedding" (1885) and "On the Road" (1886) to late works, such as "In the Ravine" (1900) and "The Bishop" (1902). &&LI&&RWard No. 6 and Other Stories&&L/I&&R includes some of his most popular tales, such as the title story and "The Lady with the Dog" (1899), as well as several lesser-known works, no less masterful in their composition. &&L/P&&R&&LP&&R&&LB&&RDavid Plante&&L/B&&R is a Professor of Writing at Columbia University. He is the author of many novels, including &&LI&&RThe Ghost of Henry James, The Family&&L/I&&R (nominated for the National Book Award), and &&LI&&RThe Woods&&L/I&&R. He has been a contributor to &&LI&&RThe New Yorker, Esquir&&L/I&&Re, and &&LI&&RVogue&&L/I&&R, and a reviewer and features writer for the &&LI&&RNew York Times Book Review&&L/I&&R. &&L/P&&R Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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