| Author: | David Harrower, Anton Chekhov | ISBN: | 9781783192687 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | November 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Harrower, Anton Chekhov |
| ISBN: | 9781783192687 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | November 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
Ivanov, a driving force in local government and a visionary landowner, feels burnt out at thirty-fi ve. Once the pioneer of scientifi c farming methods and of education for the peasants, he now drowns in bureaucracy and debt, his large estate neglected. While his wife is dying, Sasha, a young, educated woman, falls in love with Ivanov and determines to save him.
Set in a country suffering from political, ideological and spiritual stagnation, Chekhov’s fi rst full-length play anticipates the explosive revolutionary atmosphere of Russia at the turn of the century.
Ivanov, a driving force in local government and a visionary landowner, feels burnt out at thirty-fi ve. Once the pioneer of scientifi c farming methods and of education for the peasants, he now drowns in bureaucracy and debt, his large estate neglected. While his wife is dying, Sasha, a young, educated woman, falls in love with Ivanov and determines to save him.
Set in a country suffering from political, ideological and spiritual stagnation, Chekhov’s fi rst full-length play anticipates the explosive revolutionary atmosphere of Russia at the turn of the century.
