Chekhov and His Russia
Chekhov and His Russia

Author: Walter Horace Bruford

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780415178099

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Chekhov Play
The Chekhov Play

Author: Harvey Pitcher

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-04-28

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0520339509

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

Deconstruction and Critical Theory
Deconstruction and Critical Theory

Author: Peter V. Zima

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1847140386

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This book surveys the main schools and theorists of deconstruction, establishing their philosophical roots and tracing their intellectual development. It analyses their contribution to the understanding of literature and ideology, comparing their critical value and exploring the critical reaction to deconstruction and its limitations. The text is designed for students who wish to understand how and why deconstruction has become the dominant tool of the humanities. Deconstruction and Critical Theory marks a new stage in the reception history of Derrida's work and in the wider philosophical debate around deconstruction. Zima's study makes a strikingly original contribution to our better understanding of deconstruction and its various philosophic sources. Christopher Norris, University of Wales at Cardiff. Deconstruction And Critical Theory: surveys the main schools and theorists of deconstruction; establishes their philosophical roots; traces their intellectual development; analyses their contribution to the understanding of literature and ideology; compares their critical value; explores the critical reaction to deconstruction and its limitations. This is the ideal text for students who wish to understand how and why deconstruction has become the dominant tool of the Humanities.

41 Stories
41 Stories

Author: O. Henry

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-07-03

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780451530530

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Including his most famous works, such as “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Furnished Room,” this collection of forty-one O. Henry short stories demonstrates his extraordinary technical genius. “There are stories in everything. I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lampposts, and newspaper stands.”—O. Henry Readers the world over recognize O. Henry as the best short story writer of the early twentieth century—even today a masterful surprise at the end of a story is described as “an O. Henry twist,” and a prominent short fiction award bears his name. Widely known as a master of irony, O. Henry also displayed in his stories dazzling wordplay and a wry combination of pathos and humor. Cunningly arranged according to geographic location, these tales display the wide range of O. Henry’s world, from the streets of his beloved New York City to the heat of Honduras and other exotic locales. With his wonderful plot turns, unexpected climaxes, and deep insights into human nature, O. Henry’s works will live on as prime examples of the well-told tale. Includes an Introduction by Burton Raffel and an Afterword by Laura Furman

Kotik Letaev
Kotik Letaev

Author: Andrey Bely

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780810116269

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A Russian novel which looks at childhood, seen through the eyes of a boy from the age of three to five years, in the 1800s.

Young Chekhov
Young Chekhov

Author: Anton Chekhov

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0571313035

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Young Chekhov contains a trilogy of plays by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, written as he emerged as the greatest playwright of the late nineteenth century. The three works, Platanov, Ivanov and The Seagull, in contemporary adaptations by David Hare, will be staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the summer of 2015.