The cherry orchard: a comedy by Anton Chekhov
(2012)
Nonfiction
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486112749 (electronic bk.) MWT11602131, 0486112748 (electronic bk.) 11602131
LANGUAGE
English
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1962 version. Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm
1981 version. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall
Classic of world drama concerns the passing of the old semifeudal order in turn-of-the-century Russia, symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevskaya. The work also showcases Chekhov's rich sensitivities as an observer of human nature. This inexpensive, high-quality edition, reprinted from a standard edition of the play, will provide theater students and any lover of great drama with a reliable text of this masterpiece
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