Donald Rayfield on the ideas behind The cherry orchard. Plot summary of The seagull -- List of characters in The seagull -- Critical views on The Seagull: -- Ernest J. Simmons on the first production of The seagull -- Robert Louis Jackson on the importance of art in The seagull -- Michael Heim on Chekhov and the Moscow Art Theater -- Jerome H. Katsell on Maupassant in The seagull -- Richard Peace on Shamrayev -- Richard Gilman on the characters and their art -- Plot summary of Uncle Vanya -- List of characters in Uncle Vanya -- Critical views on Uncle Vanya: -- Nina Andronikova Toumanova on Stanislavsky and Chekhov's plays -- Eric Bentley on Chekhov and melodrama and farce -- Sonia Kovitz on hopelessness in Uncle Vanya -- Irina Kirk on Uncle Vanya and beauty -- Irina Kirk on Uncle Vanya and beauty -- Gary Saul Morson on Yelena and work -- Richard Gilman on the characters' hope for a better life -- Plot summary of The three sisters -- List of characters in The three sisters -- Critical views on The three sisters: -- W.H. Bruford on Chekhov and religion -- John Gassner on Chekhov's cautious optimism -- Siegfried Melchinger on the symbolism of Moscow -- Karl D. Kramer on Andrey and Chebutykin -- Eugene K. Bristow on Chekhov and the combination of comedy and tragedy -- Plot summary of The cherry orchard -- List of characters in The cherry orchard -- Critical views on The cherry orchard: -- Maxim Gorky on Chekhov's tragic humor -- Francis Fergusson on the suffering of change in The cherry orchard -- Ilya Ehrenburg on the shadings of character in Chekhov's works -- Maurice Valency on the world of The cherry orchard -- John Tulloch on The cherry orchard in a political scheme -- Donald Rayfield on the ideas behind The cherry orchard.
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