{"product_id":"9781853992599","title":"Chekhov: Uncle Vanya","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRussian Texts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChekhov: Uncle Vanya\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnton Chekhov | Colin Johnson C | Colin Johnson C | David Magarshack\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ Russian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e, derived in part from a reworking of the earlier \u003ci\u003eThe Wood Demon\u003c\/i\u003e, was first performed in 1899 as the third  of Chekhov's four dramatic masterpieces has been described as the least pleasant and most bitter of Chekhov's plays. Set in an almost closed private and provincial world, it essentially deals with waste, at a number of levels of plot and character, and with the pathetic futility of pointless labours and fruitless relationships.  It's tone of resignation at the failure of a doomed rebellion against unalterable circumstances, together with the relative absence for much of the play of plot or action, has to be sent along side its naturalism and modernity:  the difficulty in communication is one of its outstanding features.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features the full text in Russian, an Introduction in English, notes and vocabulary to contextualise the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Magarshack\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific translator from Russian and distinguished literary critic and biographer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern Slavonic Studies, University of Leeds, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 January 1998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781853992599\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370571694220,"sku":"9781853992599","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781853992599","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}