Comprising four one-act comic vaudevilles and four short stories adapted for the stage by Michael Frayn, The Sneeze introduces readers to a less familiar selection of work by one of the greatest precursors of modern drama.
First published in 1989, this reissue includes The Sneeze; The Alien Corn; The Bear; The Evils of Tobacco; The Inspector-General; Swan Song; The Prospect, and Plots.
Michael Frayn's translations of Chekhov's work marry the expertise of the translator with the innate understanding of a master dramatist and are widely regarded as the truest, most authentic renderings of Chekhov's work: 'His keen imaginative sympathy with the great Russian dramatist extends beyond translation . . . But translation is an art at which he excels.' Spectator
Comprising four one-act comic vaudevilles and four short stories adapted for the stage by Michael Frayn, The Sneeze introduces readers to a less familiar selection of work by one of the greatest precursors of modern drama. First published in 1989, this reissue includes The Sneeze, The Alien Corn, The Bear, The Evils of Tobacco, The Inspector-General, Swan Song, The Prospect, and Plots.
Anthon Chekov's classic play.
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Anton Chekhov is one of the greatest dramatists whose work is on every drama course and is frequently revived on the stage. Michael Frayn's translations of Chekhov are regarded as second-to-none, combining his skill as a translator and the flair and sympathy of a great dramatist. A unique volume featuring short stage works and adaptations of Chehov's short stories for the stage that will appeal to fans of both Chekhov's dramatic work and his fiction. Michael Frayn has a new play, Afterlife, opening at the National Theatre in June 2008. Peter Hall's newly opened theatre in Kingston, London, presents Chekhov's Uncle Vanya as its first show from 25 January 2008.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is regarded as one of the greatest precursors of modern drama owing largely to the brilliance of his four masterpieces: The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904). His work is a staple of the stage and of drama and literature courses.
