Chekhov

(4 Credits)

Study of major techniques in Chekhov's short story writing; analysis of his influence on the development of the Russian and European novella; a close analysis of Chekhov's drama (Three Sisters, Cherry Orchard, and Uncle Vanya) and its impact on Russian playwrights of the 20th century, as well as its relation to the development of Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre.