Portrait of Anton Chekhov by Isaac Levitan (1886). 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, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time.His career as a playwright produced ...

Feb 19, 2025 · Anton Chekhov (born January 29 [January 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia—died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Germany) was a Russian playwright and master of the modern short story.He was a literary artist of laconic precision who probed below the surface of life, laying bare the secret motives of his characters. Chekhov’s best plays and short stories lack complex plots and ...

Anton Pavlovič Čechov vytvořil tzv. lyrické drama, děj neprobíhá v reálném životě, ale v citovém životě, tj. jeho hrdinové prožívají vnitřní drama.

Anton Čechov. La sua famiglia viveva allora nello scantinato di un palazzo, in una via malfamata; tre pensionanti portavano un magro sollievo all'economia di quel gruppo di dieci persone che viveva dei trenta rubli mensili del padre operaio e della rara vendita di qualche quadro di Nikolaj, il pittore che, pur non privo di talento, annegava nell'alcol l'amarezza di una vita familiare ...

The Seagull (Russian: Ча́йка, romanized: Cháyka) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. The Seagull is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina ...

Apr 2, 2014 · Russian writer Anton Chekhov is recognized as a master of the modern short story and a leading playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Sep 30, 2024 · Author of Дядя Ваня, Чайка, Вишневый сад, Три сестры, The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories [9 stories], The Duel and Other Stories [8 stories], Best Russian short stories, 4 Plays (Вишнёвый сад / Дядя Ваня / Три сестры / Чайка)

Family: Full name Anton Pavlovich Chekhov; middle name also transliterated as Pavlovitch; surname also transliterated as Chekov, Tchehov, Tchehoff, Tchehov, Tchekhof, Tchekhov, Tchekhoff, Tchekkof, Cexov, Cekov, Cecov, Cechov, Chekhoff, and Chehov; born January 16, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia; died of tuberculosis July 2, 1904, in Badenweiler ...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Ант́он П́авлович Ч́ехов) (January 29, 1860 – July 15, 1904) was a major Russian playwright and perhaps the foremost modern writer of the short story.His technique, which included an almost clinical objectivity, rejected traditional plotting (rising and falling action, transformation of the hero, heroes vs. villains, etc.) for a more natural ...

May 23, 2018 · Anton Chekhov. BORN: 1860, Taganrog, Russia DIED: 1904, Badenweiler, Germany NATIONALITY: Russian GENRE: Drama, fiction MAJOR WORKS: The Cherry Orchard (1904) Uncle Vanya (1899) The Three Sisters (1901). Overview. Celebrated for his innovative methods in prose fiction and drama, Anton Chekhov is known for his ability to combine both tragedy and comedy in works that substitute dialogue for ...