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Author Finke, Michael C., 1957-

Title Seeing Chekhov : life and art / Michael C. Finke.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series JSTOR EBA.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-232) and index.
Contents To be seen or not to be seen -- Looking the part -- Self and other through the lens of science -- Erotic and mythic visions -- Seeing Chekhov's things.
Summary "Michael C. Finke explodes a century of critical truisms concerning Chekhov's objective eye and what being a physician gave him as a writer in a book that foregrounds the deeply subjective and self-reflexive aspects of his fiction and drama. In exploring previously unrecognized seams between the author's life and his verbal art, Finke profoundly alters and deepens our understanding of Chekhov's personality and behaviors, provides new interpretations of a broad array of Chekhov's texts, and fleshes out Chekhov's simultaneous pride in his identity as a physician and devastating critique of turn-of-the-century medical practices and ideologies." "Seeing Chekhov is essential reading for students of Russian literature, devotees of the short story and modern drama, and anyone interested in the intersection of literature, psychology, and medicine."--Jacket.
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Subject Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Criticism and interpretation.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Self in literature.
Self in literature.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Dreams in literature.
Dreams in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Finke, Michael C., 1957- Seeing Chekhov. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005 0801443156 (DLC) 2004030464 (OCoLC)57316764
ISBN 9781501721540 (electronic book)
1501721542 (electronic book)
0801443156
9780801443152