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A Marriage Proposal (sometimes translated as simply The Proposal, Russian: Предложение, romanized: Predlozheniye) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced play of dialogue-based action and situational humour.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov [a] (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ k ɒ f /; [3] Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов [b], IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 [c] – 15 July 1904 [d]) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem ...
Chekhov started writing the novella in January 1891. [1] According to Mikhail Chekhov, while working upon it Chekhov regularly met with the zoologist and writer Vladimir Wagner. The two had lengthy discussions, one of which was on the subject of the then-popular concept of "the right of the strong one", which formed the basis of the philosophy ...
In his Notebook I (page 47) Chekhov summarised the plot for "Anna on the Neck", then yet to be written: "A poor girl, gymnasium student, with five brothers, marries a rich state official who counts every single piece of bread, demands from her subserviance and gratitude, is scornful of her relatives...
Among the people who thanked Chekhov for the story in their letters was his sister Maria. Ignaty Potapenko in his December 1897 letter expressed his 'delight' too. S. Ashevsky in his essay "Our Teachers in Chekhov's Stories" ( Obrazovaniye , April 1904) used the character of Maria Vasilyevna in his description of the dire state of the Imperial ...
Platonov (Russian: Платонов, also known as Fatherlessness and A Play Without a Title) [1] is the name in English given to an early, untitled play in four acts written by Anton Chekhov in 1878. It was the first large-scale drama by Chekhov, [1] written specifically for Maria Yermolova, rising star of Maly Theatre. [2]
The Story of an Unknown Man (Russian: Рассказ неизвестного человека, romanized: Rasskaz neizvestnovo cheloveka), translated also as The Story of a Nobody and An Anonymous Story, is an 1893 novella by Anton Chekhov first published by Russkaya Mysl, in Nos. 2 and 3 (February and March) 1893 issues.
The Shooting Party (Russian: Драма на охоте, romanized: Drama na okhote; lit. English: Drama During a Hunt) [2] is an 1884 novel by Anton Chekhov.It is his longest narrative work, [3] and only full-length novel. [4]