基本信息出版社：Dover Publications Inc.
页码：64 页
出版日期：1991年01月
ISBN：0486266826
条形码：9780486266824
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Dover Thrift Editions
外文书名：樱桃园

内容简介 Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is translated by Pam Gems and edited by Brian Woolland, Department of Film and Drama, Reading University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者简介 Chekhov was one of the greatest playwrights and short story writers ever born. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
编辑推荐 Review
Drama in four acts written by Anton Chekhov as Vishnyovy sad. Chekhov's final play, it was first performed and published in 1904. Though Chekhov insisted that the play was "a comedy, in places even a farce," playgoers and readers often find a touch of tragedy in the decline of the charming Ranevskaya family. Madame Ranevskaya, who has spent five years in Paris to escape grief over her young son's death, returns to her home in Russia ridden with debt. She is obliged to decide how to dispose of her family's estate, with its beautiful and famous cherry orchard. The coarse but wealthy merchant Ermolai Lopakhin suggests that Mme Ranevskaya develop the land on which the orchard sits. Eventually Lopakhin purchases the estate and proceeds with his plans for a housing development. As the unhappy Ranevskayas leave the estate, the sound of saws can be heard in the orchard. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Classic of world drama concerns the passing of the old semifeudal order in turn-of-the-century Russia, symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevskaya. The work also showcases Chekhov’s rich sensitivities as an observer of human nature. This inexpensive, high-quality edition, reprinted from a standard edition of the play, will provide theater students and any lover of great drama with a reliable text of this masterpiece.


Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian