The sea-gull: Play Guide and Free Edition
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The sea-gull is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860–1904).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Sea-Gull" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a play written in 1895. Four characters clash over art and love at a country estate: a fading actress, her aspiring playwright son, a famous writer, and a young woman who dreams of the stage. Romantic entanglements intertwine with artistic ambitions as characters speak in subtext rather than direct declarations. The opening night in 1896 was a notorious disaster, but a later production became a triumph that transformed Russian theatre forever.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The sea-gull
- Author credits: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860–1904)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Authors, Russian -- 19th century -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Russia -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Russian drama -- Translations into English
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- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Category: Russian Literature
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