Literature Network » Anton Chekhov

WRITING WAS FREEDOM FOR CHEKHOV.(COMMENTARY)(Review)

Content courtesy of

From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 19980524
Author:

Byline: BARBARA SPIGEL

Anton Chekhov: A Life is an exceptional book because it brings with it an incisive understanding of the time in which the physician-playwright lived. It's an important social history as well as a superb biography, and thus an invaluable and fascinating reference. Its author, Donald Rayfield, is a distinguished scholar who has written numerous books and articles on both Chekhov (1860-1904) and Russian literature.

Rayfield's access to a huge number of personal documents, most unpublished and only available since the opening of the archives after the ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.



Other Articles on Anton Chekhov

  • Chekhov, Anton
  • A Fresh Look at Chekhov.(Anton Chekhov)
  • Works of Anton Chekhov: Critical Commentary and Bibliography
  • Anton Chekhov
  • Works of Anton Chekhov: Introduction
  • TOKYO UNVEILS MONUMENT TO ANTON CHEKHOV
  • Works of Anton Chekhov: Ivanov
  • Works of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard
  • Works of Anton Chekhov: The Three Sisters
  • Horse Racing: ANTON CHEKHOV; RACING: Tomorrow night's Flat cards - plus yesterday's classic action.(Sport)
  • Find More Articles

    • About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.



    - 1G1-68471227
    Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily
    In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time.
    Email:
    		Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter
    Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time.
    Email: