Four Great Russian Plays

by Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky, Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol, Ivan Turgenev

Overview

From the golden age of Russian theater: masterpieces by four great writers. Gogol's The Inspector General (translated by John L. Seymour and George R. Noyes) skewers the stupidity and corruptibility of provincial officials. Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (translator anonymous) brilliantly depicts the passing of the semifeudal social order. The Lower Depths by Gorky (translated by Jennie Covan) paints a grim picture of society on the eve of the Russian Revolution; and Turgenev's A Month in the Country (translated by Constance Garnett) explores the absurdity of romantic love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486434728
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	07/19/2004
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions Series
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.28(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Next to Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is the most popular playwright in the English-speaking world. The Russian physician also wrote a series of remarkable short stories, in which he pioneered the stream-of-consciousness narrative technique.

Table of Contents

	The Cherry Orchard	1
	Cast of Characters	3
Act I5
Act II21
Act III32
Act IV44
	The Inspector General	55
	Cast of Characters	57
	Characters and Costumes	58
Act I61
Act II73
Act III85
Act IV99
Act V119
	The Lower Depths	133
	Cast of Characters	135
Act I137
Act II156
Act III172
Act IV189
	A Month in the Country	201
	Cast of Characters	203
Act I205
Act II222
Act III242
Act IV262
Act V278