The Brute and Other Farces

by Anton Chekhov, Eric Bentley

Overview

(Applause Books). All the farces of Russia's greatest dramatist are rendered here in the classic lively translations which audiences and scholars alike applaud on the stage and in the classroom. The blustering, stuttering eloquence of Chekhov's unlikely heroes has endured to shape the voice of contemporary theatre. This volume presents seven minor masterpieces: Harmfulness of Tobacco, Swan Song, The Brute, Marriage Proposal, Summer in the Country, A Wedding, The Celebration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557830043
Publisher:	Applause
Publication date:	02/01/2000
Series:	Applause Books
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian author of plays and short stories. Although Chekhov became a physician and once considered medicine his primary career, he gained fame and esteem through writing, ultimately producing a number of well-known plays, including The Seagull and Uncle Vanya, and a large body of innovative short stories that influenced the evolution of the form.