Two Plays by Chekhov

Two Plays by Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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Pomona Press
Año de edición:
2006
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Ficción clásica
ISBN:
9781406794656
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Chekhov had that fine comedic spirit which relishes the incongruity between the actual disorder of the world with the underlying order. He habitually mingled tragedy (which is life seen close at hand) with comedy (which is life seen at a distance). His plays are tragedies with the texture of comedy.

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