by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov · Heinemann Educational Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780413421401
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«The Seagull: A Comedy in Four Acts» is Anton Chekhov's comedy published by Heinemann Educational Books in paperback (70 pages, in English).
Konstantin, a young playwright, premieres a play starring Nina, the actress he loves. In the audience is the actress Irina Arkadina, Konstantin's mother, who attends with her lover, the novelist Trigorin. Unrequited love and artistic rivalry intertwine in a reflection on theater, fame and the meaning of life.
The play «The Seagull» was written in 1895 and premiered in 1896. This book is part of the Methuen Theatre Classics collection.
English edition from an educational imprint, suitable for students of literature or theater.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
