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丌賵丕夭 賯賵
One-act-play with only two characters: Vasili Svietlovidoff, a 68 year old comic actor and Nikita Ivanich, an even older man, the theater's prompter.
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Anton Chekhov
5,316听books9,427听followersDramas, such as
The Seagull
(1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( 袗薪褌芯薪 袩邪胁谢芯胁懈褔 效械褏芯胁 ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular M贸r J贸kai. People also mocked ideological optimism of J贸kai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
Born ( 袗薪褌芯薪 袩邪胁谢芯胁懈褔 效械褏芯胁 ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular M贸r J贸kai. People also mocked ideological optimism of J贸kai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against Alfred Dreyfus, his friendship with Suvorin ended
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夭蹖乇丕 丿乇蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳 亘賳丿亘丕夭 讴丕乇賽 禺賵蹖卮 丌睾丕夭 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿: 丕賵 丕夭 丿乇蹖趩賴鈥屸€屫й� 亘蹖乇賵賳 丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 亘賳丿 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堌必屫� 讴賴 亘乇 丿賵 亘乇噩貙 亘乇 賮乇丕夭賽 賲乇丿賲 賵 亘丕夭丕乇貙 亘爻鬲賴 亘賵丿賳丿.
趩賵賳 丿乇爻鬲 亘賴 賲蹖丕賳賴鈥屰� 乇丕賴 禺賵蹖卮 乇爻蹖丿貙 丿乇蹖趩賴 丿蹖诏乇亘丕乇 诏卮賵丿賴 卮丿 賵 讴爻蹖 亘丕 噩丕賲賴鈥屰� 乇賳诏丕乇賳诏貙 賲丕賳賳丿 丿賱賯讴丕賳貙 亘蹖乇賵賳 噩爻鬲 賵 亘丕 诏丕賲鈥屬囏й屬� 鬲賳丿 亘賴鈥屫嗀ㄘз勝� 倬蹖卮蹖賳 乇賮鬲.
氐丿丕蹖賽 賴賵賱賳丕讴鈥屫ж� 賮乇蹖丕丿 亘乇丿丕卮鬲: 芦亘乇賵 噩賱賵貙 趩購賱丕賯! 亘乇賵 噩賱賵貙 鬲賳亘賱貙 丿睾賱貙 乇賳诏-賵-乇賵 亘丕禺鬲賴!禄
丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屰� 趩禺賵賮 乇丕 賵丕賲鈥屫ж� 丨讴丕蹖鬲蹖鈥� 賲蹖鈥屫з嗁� 讴賴 賳蹖趩赖 丿乇 亘賳丿賽 卮卮 丕夭 倬蹖卮鈥屭佖ж辟� 趩賳蹖賳 诏賮鬲 夭乇鬲卮鬲 丕蹖賳诏賵賳賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲卮 乇丕 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丿賵爻鬲丿丕乇丕賳 毓丕賱蹖噩賳丕亘 丿乇蹖丕亘賳丿:
丕賲丕 丌賳 鈥屭з� 趩蹖夭蹖 乇賵蹖 丿丕丿 讴賴 賴乇 丿賴丕賳 乇丕 賮乇賵 亘爻鬲 賵 賴乇 趩卮賲 乇丕 禺蹖乇賴 讴乇丿.
夭蹖乇丕 丿乇蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳 亘賳丿亘丕夭 讴丕乇賽 禺賵蹖卮 丌睾丕夭 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿: 丕賵 丕夭 丿乇蹖趩賴鈥屸€屫й� 亘蹖乇賵賳 丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 亘賳丿 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堌必屫� 讴賴 亘乇 丿賵 亘乇噩貙 亘乇 賮乇丕夭賽 賲乇丿賲 賵 亘丕夭丕乇貙 亘爻鬲賴 亘賵丿賳丿.
趩賵賳 丿乇爻鬲 亘賴 賲蹖丕賳賴鈥屰� 乇丕賴 禺賵蹖卮 乇爻蹖丿貙 丿乇蹖趩賴 丿蹖诏乇亘丕乇 诏卮賵丿賴 卮丿 賵 讴爻蹖 亘丕 噩丕賲賴鈥屰� 乇賳诏丕乇賳诏貙 賲丕賳賳丿 丿賱賯讴丕賳貙 亘蹖乇賵賳 噩爻鬲 賵 亘丕 诏丕賲鈥屬囏й屬� 鬲賳丿 亘賴鈥屫嗀ㄘз勝� 倬蹖卮蹖賳 乇賮鬲.
氐丿丕蹖賽 賴賵賱賳丕讴鈥屫ж� 賮乇蹖丕丿 亘乇丿丕卮鬲: 芦亘乇賵 噩賱賵貙 趩購賱丕賯! 亘乇賵 噩賱賵貙 鬲賳亘賱貙 丿睾賱貙 乇賳诏-賵-乇賵 亘丕禺鬲賴!禄
October 25, 2022
丌賯丕蹖 趩禺賵賮 鬲丕乇蹖禺 乇丕 賮乇丕賲賵卮 賳讴賳 郾鄞郯郾/鄹/鄢
卮丕賴讴丕乇 鬲乇蹖賳 丕孬乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 芦賴乇趩賴 亘丕卮丿 禄賴賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賵夭賴丕 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿 .
賲毓匕乇鬲 賲蹖禺賵丕賴賲 蹖讴 爻鬲丕乇賴 賲蹖鈥屫囐�.丕蹖賳 乇賵夭賴丕 丨爻 禺賵丕賳丿賳 賴蹖趩 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 .噩爻丕乇鬲 賳亘丕卮丿 鬲賵 禺賵亘蹖 丕賲丕 賲賳 丨丕賱賲 禺賵亘 賳蹖爻鬲 .
亘賴 丕賲蹖丿 禺賵亘 卮丿賳 丨丕賱 賲賳 賵 丨丕賱 賴賲賴贁 丌賳賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻乇卮丕乇 丕夭 卮乇丕賮鬲 賴爻鬲賳丿.
卮丕賴讴丕乇 鬲乇蹖賳 丕孬乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 芦賴乇趩賴 亘丕卮丿 禄賴賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賵夭賴丕 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿 .
賲毓匕乇鬲 賲蹖禺賵丕賴賲 蹖讴 爻鬲丕乇賴 賲蹖鈥屫囐�.丕蹖賳 乇賵夭賴丕 丨爻 禺賵丕賳丿賳 賴蹖趩 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 .噩爻丕乇鬲 賳亘丕卮丿 鬲賵 禺賵亘蹖 丕賲丕 賲賳 丨丕賱賲 禺賵亘 賳蹖爻鬲 .
亘賴 丕賲蹖丿 禺賵亘 卮丿賳 丨丕賱 賲賳 賵 丨丕賱 賴賲賴贁 丌賳賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 爻乇卮丕乇 丕夭 卮乇丕賮鬲 賴爻鬲賳丿.
July 29, 2024
賲賵囟賵毓 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 丌賵丕夭 賯賵 乇丕噩毓 賳丕丕賲蹖丿蹖貙 卮讴爻鬲 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻賵蹖鬲賱賵賵蹖丿賵賮 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮鈥屬嗀з呝� 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 丨噩賲 讴賲蹖 丿丕乇丿 亘丕 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 噩丿蹖 賵 鬲讴丕賳 丿賴賳丿賴 倬乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲.听
卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賴 乇賵夭诏丕乇蹖 賳丕賲 賵 卮賴乇鬲蹖 亘乇 賴賲 夭丿賴 賵 趩卮賲 賴丕 亘丕 丿蹖丿賳卮 賵 丕噩乇丕蹖 丕賵 賲鬲丨蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屫簇嗀� 丿乇 禺賱賵鬲 禺賵丿 卮讴賳賳丿賴 賵 鬲賳賴丕 丕爻鬲.
賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴賴 倬爻 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖讴賳賲 亘禺賵賳蹖丿.
丕賲丕 噩丕 丿丕乇賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 诏匕丕乇蹖 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 丕卮丕乇賴鈥屫й� 亘卮賴貙 賯賵 鬲賳賴丕 蹖讴 亘丕乇 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 禺賵丿 丌賵丕夭 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 賵 丌賳 亘賴 賴賳诏丕賲 賲乇诏 禺賵丿 丕爻鬲 賵 诏賵蹖蹖 丌賵丕夭蹖 禺賵卮 賳賵丕 賵 夭蹖亘丕 丿丕乇丿貙 丕賲丕 丿乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 賵 爻丕蹖乇 賲賵丕乇丿 丕夭 丌賵丕夭 賯賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕卮丕乇賴 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 丕卮丕乇賴 賲蹖卮賵丿.
卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴賴 乇賵夭诏丕乇蹖 賳丕賲 賵 卮賴乇鬲蹖 亘乇 賴賲 夭丿賴 賵 趩卮賲 賴丕 亘丕 丿蹖丿賳卮 賵 丕噩乇丕蹖 丕賵 賲鬲丨蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屫簇嗀� 丿乇 禺賱賵鬲 禺賵丿 卮讴賳賳丿賴 賵 鬲賳賴丕 丕爻鬲.
賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴賴 倬爻 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖讴賳賲 亘禺賵賳蹖丿.
丕賲丕 噩丕 丿丕乇賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 诏匕丕乇蹖 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 丕卮丕乇賴鈥屫й� 亘卮賴貙 賯賵 鬲賳賴丕 蹖讴 亘丕乇 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 禺賵丿 丌賵丕夭 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 賵 丌賳 亘賴 賴賳诏丕賲 賲乇诏 禺賵丿 丕爻鬲 賵 诏賵蹖蹖 丌賵丕夭蹖 禺賵卮 賳賵丕 賵 夭蹖亘丕 丿丕乇丿貙 丕賲丕 丿乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 賵 爻丕蹖乇 賲賵丕乇丿 丕夭 丌賵丕夭 賯賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕卮丕乇賴 亘賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 鬲乇丕跇蹖讴 丕卮丕乇賴 賲蹖卮賵丿.
June 21, 2017
蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴賵鬲丕賴鬲乇蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖 趩禺賵賮 亘丕 賲賵囟賵毓蹖 丿乇 爻鬲丕蹖卮 鬲卅丕鬲乇 賵 亘丕夭蹖诏乇丕賳 鬲卅丕鬲乇
April 6, 2024
賳丕賲 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 "丕賵丕夭 賯賵" 亘賴 蹖讴 亘丕賵乇 亘丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丕卮丕乇賴 丿丕乇丿 讴賴听賯賵賴丕听丿乇爻鬲 賯亘賱 丕夭 賲乇诏卮丕賳 丌賵丕夭 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 夭蹖乇丕 亘蹖卮鬲乇 毓賲乇卮丕賳 爻丕讴鬲 亘賵丿賴鈥屫з嗀�.
爻賵鬲賱丕賵蹖丿賵賮 丿乇 鄱鄹 爻丕賱诏蹖 丿乇丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賳賯卮 丿賱賯讴蹖 乇丕 亘丕夭蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵 丿乇 爻乇丕卮蹖亘蹖 賲乇诏 賵 蹖丕爻 丕爻鬲 亘賴 丕蹖賳 爻賵丕賱 丕爻丕爻蹖 賲蹖乇爻丿 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 賲丕賳丿诏丕乇 亘賵丿賳 趩賴 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲責
丕賵 賲蹖丿丕賳丿 讴賴 鬲賲丕卮丕诏乇丕賳 亘賴 丕賵 鬲毓賱賯 賳丿丕乇賳丿 賵 卮禺氐 丕賵 賮丕乇睾 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 賳賯卮 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賴 乇賵蹖 氐丨賳賴 丕噩乇丕 賲蹖讴賳丿 亘乇丕蹖 丕賳賴丕 亘蹖诏丕賳賴 丕爻鬲.
丕賵 亘賴 鬲賲丕賲 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 賴丕 賵 毓賲乇蹖 讴賴 丕夭 爻乇 诏匕乇丕賳丿賴 丨爻乇鬲 賲蹖賵乇夭丿 賵賱蹖 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿"噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賴賳乇 賴爻鬲貙噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿貙丌賳噩丕 賳賴 丕夭 倬蹖乇蹖 禺亘乇蹖 賴爻鬲 賳賴 丕夭 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賵 毓夭賱鬲 賵 賳賴 丕夭 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖.賲乇诏 賴賲 丕诏乇 亘丕卮丿 賳蹖賲蹖 丕夭 丌賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賳蹖爻鬲."
丿乇 丕禺乇蹖賳 爻禺賳丕賳卮 賯胤毓賴 丕蹖 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 讴賴 丿乇 倬丕蹖丕賳 丕賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴 "賲蹖鈥屫辟堎� 鬲丕 賲诏乇 亘乇丕蹖 丕丨爻丕爻 鬲丨賯蹖乇 卮丿賴 丕賲 讴賳噩蹖 丿賳噩 亘蹖丕亘賲!" 賵 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 賴賲丕賳 丨乇賮 丿賱 爻賵鬲賱丕賵蹖丿賵賮 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 亘毓丿 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 丕蹖賳 倬爻鬲蹖 亘賱賳丿蹖 賴丕蹖 毓賲乇 亘賴 丕乇丕賲卮 亘乇爻丿 賵 趩賴 丕乇丕賲卮蹖 賲鬲毓丕賱蹖 鬲乇 丕夭 賲乇诏貙丿乇爻鬲 賴賲丕賳胤賵乇 讴賴 賳丕賲 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 丕賳 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖讴賳丿 "丕禺乇蹖賳 跇爻鬲 丿乇爻鬲 賯亘賱 丕夭 賲乇诏"
趩禺賵賮 丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 乇丕 丿乇 蹖讴 爻丕毓鬲 賵 倬賳噩 丿賯蹖賯賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 賵 讴賵鬲丕賴鈥屫臂屬� 丿乇丕賲 丿賳蹖丕 賲丨爻賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
爻賵鬲賱丕賵蹖丿賵賮 丿乇 鄱鄹 爻丕賱诏蹖 丿乇丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賳賯卮 丿賱賯讴蹖 乇丕 亘丕夭蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿 賵 丿乇 爻乇丕卮蹖亘蹖 賲乇诏 賵 蹖丕爻 丕爻鬲 亘賴 丕蹖賳 爻賵丕賱 丕爻丕爻蹖 賲蹖乇爻丿 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 賲丕賳丿诏丕乇 亘賵丿賳 趩賴 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲責
丕賵 賲蹖丿丕賳丿 讴賴 鬲賲丕卮丕诏乇丕賳 亘賴 丕賵 鬲毓賱賯 賳丿丕乇賳丿 賵 卮禺氐 丕賵 賮丕乇睾 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 賳賯卮 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賴 乇賵蹖 氐丨賳賴 丕噩乇丕 賲蹖讴賳丿 亘乇丕蹖 丕賳賴丕 亘蹖诏丕賳賴 丕爻鬲.
丕賵 亘賴 鬲賲丕賲 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 賴丕 賵 毓賲乇蹖 讴賴 丕夭 爻乇 诏匕乇丕賳丿賴 丨爻乇鬲 賲蹖賵乇夭丿 賵賱蹖 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿"噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賴賳乇 賴爻鬲貙噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿貙丌賳噩丕 賳賴 丕夭 倬蹖乇蹖 禺亘乇蹖 賴爻鬲 賳賴 丕夭 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賵 毓夭賱鬲 賵 賳賴 丕夭 亘蹖賲丕乇蹖.賲乇诏 賴賲 丕诏乇 亘丕卮丿 賳蹖賲蹖 丕夭 丌賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賳蹖爻鬲."
丿乇 丕禺乇蹖賳 爻禺賳丕賳卮 賯胤毓賴 丕蹖 賲蹖禺賵丕賳丿 讴賴 丿乇 倬丕蹖丕賳 丕賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 卮丿賴 "賲蹖鈥屫辟堎� 鬲丕 賲诏乇 亘乇丕蹖 丕丨爻丕爻 鬲丨賯蹖乇 卮丿賴 丕賲 讴賳噩蹖 丿賳噩 亘蹖丕亘賲!" 賵 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 賴賲丕賳 丨乇賮 丿賱 爻賵鬲賱丕賵蹖丿賵賮 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 亘毓丿 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 丕蹖賳 倬爻鬲蹖 亘賱賳丿蹖 賴丕蹖 毓賲乇 亘賴 丕乇丕賲卮 亘乇爻丿 賵 趩賴 丕乇丕賲卮蹖 賲鬲毓丕賱蹖 鬲乇 丕夭 賲乇诏貙丿乇爻鬲 賴賲丕賳胤賵乇 讴賴 賳丕賲 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 丕賳 乇丕 亘丕夭诏賵 賲蹖讴賳丿 "丕禺乇蹖賳 跇爻鬲 丿乇爻鬲 賯亘賱 丕夭 賲乇诏"
趩禺賵賮 丕蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴 乇丕 丿乇 蹖讴 爻丕毓鬲 賵 倬賳噩 丿賯蹖賯賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 賵 讴賵鬲丕賴鈥屫臂屬� 丿乇丕賲 丿賳蹖丕 賲丨爻賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
July 15, 2018
Very short, yet it packs a bundle of emotion. Swang Song is a great look at lost life and regrets, career over personal relationships and that one drunk friend you just cannot get rid off because he keeps babbling on way into the early hours. It is a smidge of life in an honest and simple scene. Why not use up to twenty minutes of your own life to enjoy it? I say it is worth it.
September 27, 2020
賲丕 賯丕鬲賱 乇賵夭 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿 丕蹖賲 鬲丕 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丌賳丕賳 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐賵乇 賮乇丿丕蹖蹖 禺蹖丕賱蹖 爻賱丕禺蹖 賲蹖 讴賳蹖賲
倬丕蹖丕賳 丕禺乇蹖賳 丕孬乇 倬乇賵跇賴 趩禺賵賮..
倬丕蹖丕賳 丕禺乇蹖賳 丕孬乇 倬乇賵跇賴 趩禺賵賮..
January 3, 2020
Alla fine di uno spettacolo un attore, Svetlovidov, ormai avanti negli anni e ubriaco, si addormenta per risvegliarsi da solo e con il teatro al buio. Sono momenti di panico per lui in cui sente le forze abbandonarlo e quel teatro nero diventare sepolcro della sua vita, e in cui la sua vita cos矛 come il suo mestiere gli appare vuoto e vacuo.
鈥淐apii allora che non esiste nessuna sacralit脿 dell'arte, che 猫 tutto delirio e inganno, che io sono uno schiavo, un giocattolo dell'ozio altrui, un buffone, un pagliaccio!鈥�
L鈥檌ncontro inatteso con il suggeritore gli permette di ricordare i fasti della sua carriera, rivivere emozioni che credeva perdute, splendere con le sue piume bianche in un ultimo canto del cigno.
Un dramma forte, in cui la morte si accosta alla vita, la luce all鈥檕mbra, in cui gli opposti si bilanciano rendendo lo scritto potente. Riflessioni sulla vita che scivola lo accompagnano.
鈥淐apii allora che non esiste nessuna sacralit脿 dell'arte, che 猫 tutto delirio e inganno, che io sono uno schiavo, un giocattolo dell'ozio altrui, un buffone, un pagliaccio!鈥�
L鈥檌ncontro inatteso con il suggeritore gli permette di ricordare i fasti della sua carriera, rivivere emozioni che credeva perdute, splendere con le sue piume bianche in un ultimo canto del cigno.
Un dramma forte, in cui la morte si accosta alla vita, la luce all鈥檕mbra, in cui gli opposti si bilanciano rendendo lo scritto potente. Riflessioni sulla vita che scivola lo accompagnano.
December 10, 2012
Ok, ok. Yes I read this because it's short and I'm behind in my reading challange. Sue me. I also remember liking Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in college and am a sucker for Russian literature. This is a one act play that can be read in 15-20 minutes. It has dramatic tension and a plot. The characters are believable and drew my sympathy. That being said, I also felt it was over too soon...like a well made short film that you wish was a bit longer. I would like to see it acted sometime when I want to be a little sad.
September 29, 2015
Feeling it.
I could feel the main character's despair, his joy, then despair again. He had given his life to entertain others, pouring himself into his career, and neglected to live his life to the full. That's a theme that will never be outdated. Regrets not of things done, but of opportunities not taken.
I could feel the main character's despair, his joy, then despair again. He had given his life to entertain others, pouring himself into his career, and neglected to live his life to the full. That's a theme that will never be outdated. Regrets not of things done, but of opportunities not taken.
September 29, 2011
**spoiler alert*
This is a one-act-play with only two characters: Vasili Svietlovidoff, a 68 year old comic actor and Nikita Ivanich, who is an even older man, the theater's prompter.
Chekhov's hero finds himself locked in a theatre and who, attended only by a prompter, dwells on impending death, the life unlived and memories of past glories. His thoughts reflected on whether it is still worth living or whether he should crawl towards death. Eventually he chose life, with Shakespeare to guide him. The best bits are the quotations from Aeschylus and Shakespeare, but the piece has nothing much to tell us other than that theatre is a house of dreams.
A very quick read. Nice.
This is a one-act-play with only two characters: Vasili Svietlovidoff, a 68 year old comic actor and Nikita Ivanich, who is an even older man, the theater's prompter.
Chekhov's hero finds himself locked in a theatre and who, attended only by a prompter, dwells on impending death, the life unlived and memories of past glories. His thoughts reflected on whether it is still worth living or whether he should crawl towards death. Eventually he chose life, with Shakespeare to guide him. The best bits are the quotations from Aeschylus and Shakespeare, but the piece has nothing much to tell us other than that theatre is a house of dreams.
A very quick read. Nice.
February 12, 2024
This is a one-act plays for people who have a special feeling for acting in a theater. It is a short short play with only two characters, a leading actor who wakes up at night having fallen asleep after acting in a play, and Nikita, a prompter who lives in the theater;. Even at this early stage in his career, is on top of his game, as the actor, just from discussing his misgivings about his career, seems to find himself in the middle of his conversation and leaves the theater feeling energized.
May 26, 2024
Uma pe莽a t茫o sucinta e simultaneamente tematicamente abrangente. Tendo o actor como figura central, a rela莽茫o que este possui com o p煤blico, consigo mesmo e com o amplo espa莽o teatral, ao longo do tempo.
"No jantar de hoje, muito vinho e cerveja devo ter bebido, Meu Deus! Sinto vapores de 谩lcool em todo o corpo e mais de vinte l铆nguas pastosas na boca..."
"No jantar de hoje, muito vinho e cerveja devo ter bebido, Meu Deus! Sinto vapores de 谩lcool em todo o corpo e mais de vinte l铆nguas pastosas na boca..."
April 18, 2010
As humans who have to face our mortality sooner or later, we tend to think and reminisce of our "glory days." The main character in this play is realizing his destructibility; his old age; his closeness to death and its irreversibility. And so, he begins to recite Shakespearean stanzas to prove that he is still a magnificent actor and a genius of the theatrical world. He hasn't lost his mind yet.
Many writers have touched the theme of an imminent death - none as brilliantly as it is expressed in The Death Of a Salesman, but still, Chekhov's play is a worthy contender.
Many writers have touched the theme of an imminent death - none as brilliantly as it is expressed in The Death Of a Salesman, but still, Chekhov's play is a worthy contender.
February 19, 2025
Es bien sabido q yo amo a Ch茅jov pero tener que relacionar este texto con otros dos que son m谩s bien estudios dram谩ticos me est谩 drenando pq que co帽o se supone que tengo que sacar yo de estas 6 paginitas...en fin besos
September 25, 2018
賵 亘乇睾賲 丕賳 丕賱氐賵鬲 賰丕賳 夭賷 丕賱夭賮鬲 賵 賲賯丿乇鬲卮 丕賮賴賲 賳氐 丕賱賳氐 亘爻 賲毓 匕賱賰 丿賵乇 毓亘丿 丕賱乇丨賷賲 丕賱夭乇賯丕賳賷 兀賯賱 賲丕 賷賵氐賮 亘賴 丕賳賴 賲賲賷夭 噩丿丕 .. 賵 賲丐孬乇 噩丿丕
February 19, 2016
Like every time I read Chekhov, I find myself fighting wordlessness. I don't know how to express what his plays do to my mind. This simple, comedic, one-scene drama is no exception.
I am very partial to my Elisaveta Fen translation and this (relatively) new Paul Schmidt translation is quite different, but he does bring an aspect to Chekhov's work that I think Anton would appreciate - that is, the voice of the people of our age. I'm interested to compare translations to see how they diverge.
I am very partial to my Elisaveta Fen translation and this (relatively) new Paul Schmidt translation is quite different, but he does bring an aspect to Chekhov's work that I think Anton would appreciate - that is, the voice of the people of our age. I'm interested to compare translations to see how they diverge.
June 11, 2013
A one -act play , with only two characters , it could as well have been a soliloquoy by an old thespian , who contemplates his mortality and the bitter truth of his momentary, ephemeral existence in this world .
December 20, 2011
A very vivid picture of an old actor dealing with mortality.
June 8, 2012
The wickedness of art and the rantings of a drunkard. It's a dangerous mix.
July 28, 2012
An older man reflects on his life and acting to a buddy in a theatre. Some good details and perspectives. Thought provoking as always.
October 14, 2012
I am not a big fan of plays, neither reading them nor watching them, but I liked this one.
November 29, 2012
I am like the wind blowing across the lonely fields.
兀賵賱 賲乇賴 兀賯乇兀 賱賭 鬲卮賷禺賵賮...賯氐賴 賯氐賷乇賴 噩丿丕賸 賲丿鬲賴丕 20 丿賯賷賯賴 兀賵丿賷賵, 賱賰賳 卮噩毓鬲賳賷 兀賯乇兀 賱賴 兀賰鬲乇 :)
兀賵賱 賲乇賴 兀賯乇兀 賱賭 鬲卮賷禺賵賮...賯氐賴 賯氐賷乇賴 噩丿丕賸 賲丿鬲賴丕 20 丿賯賷賯賴 兀賵丿賷賵, 賱賰賳 卮噩毓鬲賳賷 兀賯乇兀 賱賴 兀賰鬲乇 :)
June 14, 2015
An old actor contemplating the end of his life.
April 16, 2021
It was quite short and I love that it takes place in a theater, on a scene, but it was too short and ended too quickly for my preference.
July 31, 2018
I'll not get into the details as so many reviews have, as I'm not one to bore people with redundancy. The idea that as one edges closer to the end of his/her life, one can have moments of panic. I am speaking as an older lady myself.... I have just recently entered my 6th decade. We as older homo sapiens tend to 'look back' and glamorize our high points and go below the basement on our regrets.
This little story of that aged old man hit a chord with me, and I laughed inwardly, 'There but for the grace of God go I'.... Except thankfully, I've not ever cottoned on to the drink. I tried to, but I failed miserably at it. That my friends is another story, and this is not about me. But doesn't that tell you something? This story...made me think inwardly. And that is what good writing is all about. Thank you, Dear Mr Chekhov
This little story of that aged old man hit a chord with me, and I laughed inwardly, 'There but for the grace of God go I'.... Except thankfully, I've not ever cottoned on to the drink. I tried to, but I failed miserably at it. That my friends is another story, and this is not about me. But doesn't that tell you something? This story...made me think inwardly. And that is what good writing is all about. Thank you, Dear Mr Chekhov
April 9, 2018
I quite enjoyed listening to this! I was imagining Asparagus "Gus" the Theatre Cat from CATS! the musical during the whole thing!
September 11, 2020
Un testo prezioso. Una interpretazione magistrale.
December 9, 2020
Reading it doesn鈥檛 make it justice 馃し馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�
February 2, 2021
Reminiscent of Cobain's "it's better to burn out than to fade away" as well as Bukowski's "And when nobody waits for you at night . . . what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?'
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