{"product_id":"9781853995200","title":"Chekhov: Three Sisters","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRussian Texts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChekhov: Three Sisters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnton Chekhov | J. Davidson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ Russian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eChekhov's penultimate play has inspired a bewildering variety of\u003cbr\u003einterpretations - both in criticism and in performance - since its\u003cbr\u003epremiere at the Moscow Arts Theatre in 1901. \u003ci\u003eTri sestry\u003c\/i\u003e has\u003cbr\u003ebeen viewed both as tragedy and comedy, as a testimony for the eternal\u003cbr\u003eyearnings for love, happiness and meaning, and as a devastating\u003cbr\u003eindictment of the folly of inert gentility. Its characters have been\u003cbr\u003eseen as worthy embodiments of the universal 'human condition', or as\u003cbr\u003epassive products of pre-revolutionary Russian privilege. Either way,\u003cbr\u003ethe sisters are poignant reminders of human disappointment,\u003cbr\u003efrustration, loneliness and the passage of time. The play remains a\u003cbr\u003efirm favourite with audiences, both in Russia and in the\u003cbr\u003eEnglish-speaking world, and must be considered a fundamental work of\u003cbr\u003etwentieth-century European drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 January 1998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781853995200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370622156940,"sku":"9781853995200","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781853995200","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}