{"product_id":"plays-by-anton-chekhov-9780140447330","title":"Plays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by formulaic melodramas and farces, Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the everyday lives, loves and yearnings of ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIvanov\u003c\/em\u003e depicts a man stifled by inactivity and lost idealism, and \u003cem\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/em\u003e contrasts a young man's selfish romanticism with the stoicism of a woman cruelly abandoned by her lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith 'the scenes from country life' of \u003cem\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/em\u003e, his first fully mature play, Chekhov developed his own unique dramatic world, neither tragedy nor comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e the Prozorov sisters endlessly dream of going to Moscow to escape the monotony of provincial life, while his comedy \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e portrays characters futilely clinging to the past as their land is sold from underneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlays\u003c\/em\u003e by Anton Chekhov presents these innovative works that combined the melancholy and humour of life in a manner never before seen in theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46509427261676,"sku":"9780140447330","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140447330.jpg?v=1748776831","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/plays-by-anton-chekhov-9780140447330","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}