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If Only We Could Know!: An Interpretation of Chekhov
Vladimir Kataev
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Paperback. In this work of criticism, Chekhov's foremost Russian interpreter offers to Western readers a clear appraisal of the master's work. Editor(s): Pitcher, Harvey. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
It will soon be a hundred years since the death of Anton Chekhov. He was apt to remark that immortality is rubbish, but what has happened to his creative legacy in the last century matches all of man’s metaphors that express the idea of immortality. And the process continues, overcoming boundaries of time and space, and taking different form in different countries. In this luminous book of criticism, Chekhov’s foremost Russian interpreter offers to Western readers a remarkably clear and commanding appraisal of the master’s work. Vladimir Kataev concerns himself chiefly with Chekhov’s unique treatment of a wide range of diverse themes, motifs, and situations. With ringing authority and critical common sense, he examines Chekhov’s major tales, stories, and plays, pointing out patterns of development in Chekhov’s approach to characters and themes, and tracing the roots of Chekhov’s ideas as expressed through his plots. The hallmark of Mr. Kataev’s interpretations is their clarity. No one who has endured tortuous explanations of Chekhov will fail to welcome his lucid criticism. With his careful arguments, he quietly undermines many conventional (and persistent) approaches to Chekhov, Western as well as Russian, and establishes a radically new position of his own.
Product Details
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566635233
SKU
V9781566635233
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About Vladimir Kataev
Vladimir Kataev is professor of Russian literature at Moscow University and head of the Chekhov Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His many books include Chekhov’s Prose, Chekhov’s Literary Connections, and The Complexity of Simplicity. Harvey Pitcher, who lives in England, has written The Chekhov Play: A New Interpretation and Chekhov’s Leading Lady, and has translated Chekhov’s Early Stories and Comic Stories.
Reviews for If Only We Could Know!: An Interpretation of Chekhov
Fresh and provocative...a significant contribution...cogently demonstrates Chekhov's eminent contemporary relevance.
CHOICE
Kataev gives Chekhov the same life and sense of authenticity that Chekhov granted his beloved characters.
Booklist
Both a valuable scholarly resource and a challenging new approach to a familiar subject.
Mel Gussow
The New York Times
Unquestionably one of the two major studies of Chekhov by Russian critics during the twentieth century.
Karl D. Kramer Kataev's book should open a new and most welcome chapter in Chekhov criticism. It offers the reader fresh insights into Chekhov and enhances our understanding of him.
Simon Karlinsky Kataev's analysis of Chekhov's prose is absolutely seminal.
Cathy Popkin A fine scholar and an extraordinary personality and critic...an extraordinary study...a real treat.
Irwin Weil, Northwestern University Kataev is by far the most urbane scholar of Chekhov in Russia...especially readable in the seamless English version.
Donald Rayfield Kataev's work...has been of fundamental importance in understanding Chekhov's fiction and drama...should mark the beginning of a new level of understanding.
Andrew R. Durkin, Indiana University An excellent job: recommended for literature and Russian studies collections.
Library Journal
Offers the reader fresh insights into Chekhov and enhances our understanding of him.... Kataev's book, with its sympathetic scholarship and unhackneyed perceptions, should open a new and most welcome chapter in Chekhov criticism.
The Russian Review Of Books
Kataev presents a solid and compelling analysis of Chekhov’s works.
Slavic and East European Studies
CHOICE
Kataev gives Chekhov the same life and sense of authenticity that Chekhov granted his beloved characters.
Booklist
Both a valuable scholarly resource and a challenging new approach to a familiar subject.
Mel Gussow
The New York Times
Unquestionably one of the two major studies of Chekhov by Russian critics during the twentieth century.
Karl D. Kramer Kataev's book should open a new and most welcome chapter in Chekhov criticism. It offers the reader fresh insights into Chekhov and enhances our understanding of him.
Simon Karlinsky Kataev's analysis of Chekhov's prose is absolutely seminal.
Cathy Popkin A fine scholar and an extraordinary personality and critic...an extraordinary study...a real treat.
Irwin Weil, Northwestern University Kataev is by far the most urbane scholar of Chekhov in Russia...especially readable in the seamless English version.
Donald Rayfield Kataev's work...has been of fundamental importance in understanding Chekhov's fiction and drama...should mark the beginning of a new level of understanding.
Andrew R. Durkin, Indiana University An excellent job: recommended for literature and Russian studies collections.
Library Journal
Offers the reader fresh insights into Chekhov and enhances our understanding of him.... Kataev's book, with its sympathetic scholarship and unhackneyed perceptions, should open a new and most welcome chapter in Chekhov criticism.
The Russian Review Of Books
Kataev presents a solid and compelling analysis of Chekhov’s works.
Slavic and East European Studies