An edition of Chekhov, the hidden ground (1998)

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a biography

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An edition of Chekhov, the hidden ground (1998)

Chekhov, the hidden ground

a biography

Examining Chekhov's life within the context of his art, Mr. Callow finds him astonishingly modern: the new kind of man, uncomfortable in the world and refusing to sentimentalize his unease. But the love theme that is central to his biography and his art, which Mr. Callow explores with a novelist's skills and sensitivities, has been somehow slighted by Chekhov scholars. It is the hidden ground from which his work sprang and on which his divided life stood.

We must constantly remind ourselves that Chekhov was for years a doctor first and a writer second, seeing writing as a frivolous, irrelevant activity. He exhausted himself with this double life and was soon in bad health. Mr.

Callow's portrait reveals a puzzlingly elusive man who constantly surprises us: a modest genius who finds the whole nature of fame unseemly; a man furious at injustice who is apolitical; a humorist in despair before the mediocrity, stupidity, and cruelty of the world; a generous spirit unable to stop working to improve the lot of others, incapable of turning anyone away, who remains stubbornly apart and hidden.

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Ivan R. Dee, Ivan R Dee
Language
English
Pages
428

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Chekhov, the hidden ground: a biography
1998, Constable
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Cover of: Chekhov, the hidden ground
Chekhov, the hidden ground: a biography
1998, Ivan R. Dee, Ivan R Dee
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415) and index.

Published in
Chicago

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
891.72/3
Library of Congress
PG3458 .C35 1998, PG3458 .C35 2001eb, PG3458.C35 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
428 p. :
Number of pages
428

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL698934M
Internet Archive
chekhovhiddengro0000call
ISBN 10
1566631874
LCCN
97046679
OCLC/WorldCat
38010656
Library Thing
1861228
Goodreads
990822

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