Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов‚pronounced [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈt͡ɕexəf]; 29 January 1860[1] – 15 July 1904)[2]was a Russian physician‚ dramaturge and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.[3] His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.[4][5] Chekhov practised as a medical doctorthroughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife"
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"The Kiss" by Anton Chekhov After reading Anton Chekhov’s “The Kiss”‚ it is apparent that several elements of fiction were incorporated into his story. The story included interesting characters‚ a descriptive setting that effectively reflects the mood of what is going on‚ sufficient amount of irony. And a well developed plot and structure. Out of all of these components that help to build a successful fictional story‚ the element that was most effective was the element of plot. The plot
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A few months before he died‚ Chekhov told the writer Ivan Bunin he thought people might go on reading him for seven years. "Why seven?" asked Bunin. "Well‚ seven and a half‚" Chekhov replied. "That’s not bad. I’ve got six years to live."[85] Always modest‚ Chekhov could hardly have imagined the extent of his posthumous reputation. The ovations for The Cherry Orchard in the year of his death showed him how high he had risen in the affection of the Russian public—by then he was second in literary
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Anton Chekhov in “the Lady with the Dog‚” brilliantly displays the quest of one man to find happiness. Anton Chekhov’s short story‚ The Lady with the Little Dog‚ is the simple story of a philandering married man who finally falls in love with an unhappily married woman with whom he has an affair. Though it is a remarkably simple plot‚ the story is compelling to read because Chekhov’s use of two effective plot devices with diction and symbolism. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport
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Thematic Essay: The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov was very talented in that he could convey well the emotion and the suspense with each and every situation of his stories. In Anton Chekhov’s short story‚ "The Lottery Ticket"‚ Ivan Dmitritch and his wife imagine the vast splendors that would come had they won the lottery. Shown in this condensed work‚ Ivan and his wife realize that they have changing attitudes toward each other and their all important family. In the beginning‚
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Anton Chekhov’s “Misery”‚ a sledge driver‚ Iona Petapov‚ grief’s the loss of his son. Iona is not able to willing to listen to his misery as he long to express his anguish. Each person that Iona makes encounters with are preoccupied and did not care to hear his story. Iona ended up having to share his despair with his horse by because the ignorance of his fellow men had left him no choice. An Officer going to Vyborgskaya was the first passenger Iona picked up. Replying to an inquiry made by
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Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov: A Comparative Analysis Ms. Sangita L. Patil Research Scholar‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur (India) The comparative analysis of the stories of two famous contemporary writers Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov gives an opportunity to follow the development of the genre of short stories in Canadian and in Russian literature. Both are stalwarts of their respective literature. Commenting on the greatness of A. Chekhov‚ E. B. Tager writes: As
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these stories would be lacking depth and feeling. In “The Bet” by Anton Chekov; “He—y‚ Come on Ou—t!” by Shinichi Hoshi; and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson it is unveiled that each and every type of irony plays its own important role in forming stories. Out of the three types of irony‚ dramatic irony creates the most suspense. We know something that one of the characters don’t know‚ which builds to the story. In “The Bet” by Anton Chekov we see the important use of dramatic irony and
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Critique of an Author: Anton Chekhov As a man who had the capability to juggle two careers‚ medicine and writing‚ there is little doubt that Anton Chekov is anything less than an intelligent man. Although the author is known to sketch his characters with morality and mindfulness behind them‚ he often chooses to portray human weakness‚ faults‚ and ignorance in them as well. Within the short story‚ The Lady with the Dog‚ Chekov uses adultery to show temptation of mankind as well as two people who are
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Anton Chekhov’s Concerning Love is exactly that‚ a short story concerning the love that both Alyokhin and Anna Luganovich feel for each other but never act upon. The love started when Alyokhin took up a part-time job in town as the honorary justice of peace. Through his work he met Anna’s husband‚ Dmitry Luganovich‚ who invited Alyokhin back to his house for dinner. Alyokhin immediately took a strong liking towards Anna‚ “…here was a young‚ beautiful‚ kind‚ intelligent‚ enchanting woman‚ unlike
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