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Description
Chekhov's penultimate play has inspired a bewildering variety of
interpretations - both in criticism and in performance - since its
premiere at the Moscow Arts Theatre in 1901. Tri sestry has
been viewed both as tragedy and comedy, as a testimony for the eternal
yearnings for love, happiness and meaning, and as a devastating
indictment of the folly of inert gentility. Its characters have been
seen as worthy embodiments of the universal 'human condition', or as
passive products of pre-revolutionary Russian privilege. Either way,
the sisters are poignant reminders of human disappointment,
frustration, loneliness and the passage of time. The play remains a
firm favourite with audiences, both in Russia and in the
English-speaking world, and must be considered a fundamental work of
twentieth-century European drama.
Product details
| Published | 01 Jan 1998 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781853995200 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 215 x 140 mm |
| Series | Russian Texts |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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