Beskrivning
Published to tie in with the world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history and in the society around them. Their estate is hopelessly in debt: urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they struggle to act decisively. Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness.
In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history and in the society around them. Their estate is hopelessly in debt: urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they struggle to act decisively. Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness.
Bokdetaljer
Format
Pocketbok
Sidor
191 sidor
Språk
Engelska
Publicerad
Jun 1, 1965
Förlag
Avon Books (NY)
Upplagor
167 editions
ISBN-10
0380010933
ISBN-13
9780380010936
Genrer
Romantik
Thriller & Spänning
Barn
Action & Äventyr
Historia
Humor
Affärer & Ekonomi
Poesi
Konst & Fotografi
Klassiker
Samtida
Natur