2002, ISBN: 9780140447866

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories 1892-1895 collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to confront complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions in his short fiction. This Penguin Cla… More...

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories 1892-1895 collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to confront complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions in his short fiction. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Ronald Wilks, and an introduction by J. Douglas Clayton.These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career include - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor - 'Ward No. 6', a savage indictment of the medical profession set in a mental hospital; 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; 'Murder', in which religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence.This is the second in three chronological volumes of Chekhov's short stories in Penguin Classics. Ronald Wilks's lucid translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing the increasingly experimental style of Chekhov's writing during this time. This edition also contains an annotated bibliography, chronology and explanatory notes.Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog, a port on the sea of Azov. In 1879 he travelled to Moscow, where he entered the medical faculty of the university, graduating in 1884. During his university years, he supported his family by contributing humorous stories and sketches to magazines. He published his first volume of stories, Motley Tales, in 1886, and a year later his second volume In the Twilight, for which he received the Pushkin Prize. Today his plays, including 'Uncle Vanya', 'The Seagull', and 'The Cherry Orchard' are recognised as masterpieces the world over.If you enjoyed Ward No. 6, you might like Nikolai Gogol's The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector and Selected Stories, also available in Penguin Classics. Books Anton Chekhov|Paperback|Penguin Books Ltd|30/05/2002, Penguin Books Ltd<

2002, ISBN: 0140447865

[EAN: 9780140447866], Neubuch, [PU: PENGUIN GROUP Aug 2002], FICTION - GENERAL; / CLASSICS; LITERARY; SHORT STORIES (SINGLE AUTHOR), Neuware - Tales of madness, alienation, and insight fr… More...

[EAN: 9780140447866], Neubuch, [PU: PENGUIN GROUP Aug 2002], FICTION - GENERAL; / CLASSICS; LITERARY; SHORT STORIES (SINGLE AUTHOR), Neuware - Tales of madness, alienation, and insight from a master of the short storyWard No. 6 and Other Stories 1892-1895 collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to confront complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions in his short fiction. These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career include - influenced by his own experiences as a doctor - 'Ward No. 6', a savage indictment of the medical profession set in a mental hospital; 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; 'Murder', in which religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence. This is the second in three chronological volumes of Chekhov's short stories in Penguin Classics. Ronald Wilks's lucid translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing the increasingly experimental style of Chekhov's writing during this time. This edition also contains an annotated bibliography, chronology and explanatory notes. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. 368 pp. Englisch, Books<

2002, ISBN: 9780140447866

Übersetzer: Wilks, Ronald, Penguin Classics, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 368 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-05-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780140447866, 0.27 kg, V… More...

Übersetzer: Wilks, Ronald, Penguin Classics, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 368 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-05-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780140447866, 0.27 kg, Verkaufsrang: 486607, Kurzgeschichten & Anthologien, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Klassiker, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Singles, Nach Personen, Geschenkbücher, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Penguin Classics, 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9780140447866

Übersetzer: Wilks, Ronald, Penguin Classics, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 368 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-05-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780140447866, 0.27 kg, V… More...

Übersetzer: Wilks, Ronald, Penguin Classics, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 368 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-05-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780140447866, 0.27 kg, Verkaufsrang: 486607, Kurzgeschichten & Anthologien, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Klassiker, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Singles, Nach Personen, Geschenkbücher, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Penguin Classics, 2002<