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A Life of Chekhov
This volume presents a detailed portrait of Anton Chekhov, the world-famous dramatist and fiction-writer who achieved recognition not only for his short stories but also for the masterful plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard . Ronald Hingley carefully scrutinizes Chekhov's
faults--including his hesitancies, inconsistencies, irascibility, and occasional callousness--along with his many virtues.
Unlike Hingley's widely-acclaimed biographical and critical study of Chekhov published in 1950, this updated life strictly adheres to the most pure and simple guidelines of biography. Based on both previously available materials and the abundant information made available in the Soviet Union
since the publication of his earlier work, Hingley explores the wide range of private and public influences which shaped Chekhov's life, including his friends and foes, his relationship with his actress-wife, his mistresses and would-be mistresses, the social implications of late nineteenth-century
authorship, and the impact of Tsarist censorship and police restrictions. A Life of Chekhov offers an in-depth assessment of Chekhov's achievements as doctor, scholar, educator, explorer, and penologist, as well as writer.
faults--including his hesitancies, inconsistencies, irascibility, and occasional callousness--along with his many virtues.
Unlike Hingley's widely-acclaimed biographical and critical study of Chekhov published in 1950, this updated life strictly adheres to the most pure and simple guidelines of biography. Based on both previously available materials and the abundant information made available in the Soviet Union
since the publication of his earlier work, Hingley explores the wide range of private and public influences which shaped Chekhov's life, including his friends and foes, his relationship with his actress-wife, his mistresses and would-be mistresses, the social implications of late nineteenth-century
authorship, and the impact of Tsarist censorship and police restrictions. A Life of Chekhov offers an in-depth assessment of Chekhov's achievements as doctor, scholar, educator, explorer, and penologist, as well as writer.
378 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1966
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About the author
Ronald Hingley
63 books4 followersDr. Ronald Francis Hingley (1920-2010) was a scholar, translator and historian of Russia, specializing in Russian history and literature.
Hingley was editor of the nine-volume collection of Chekhov's works published by Oxford University Press between 1974 and 1980. He also wrote numerous books including biographies of Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Stalin and Boris Pasternak. He won the James Tait Black Award for his 1976 biography A New Life of Anton Chekhov . He also translated several works of Russian literature, among them Alexander Solzhenitsyn's classic One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which Hingley co-translated with Max Hayward.
He was a Governing Body Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford from 1961 to 1987 and an Emeritus Fellow from 1987 onwards.
His son is the musician Tom Hingley.
Hingley was editor of the nine-volume collection of Chekhov's works published by Oxford University Press between 1974 and 1980. He also wrote numerous books including biographies of Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Stalin and Boris Pasternak. He won the James Tait Black Award for his 1976 biography A New Life of Anton Chekhov . He also translated several works of Russian literature, among them Alexander Solzhenitsyn's classic One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which Hingley co-translated with Max Hayward.
He was a Governing Body Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford from 1961 to 1987 and an Emeritus Fellow from 1987 onwards.
His son is the musician Tom Hingley.
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August 3, 2017An interesting, if somewhat dated look at Chekhov. Worth the reading for someone like me who only knows about 5 Chekhov titles at all well.
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