CHEKHOV: SELECTED STORIES AND PLAYS, SPRING 2020
Text: The Portable Chekhov, edited by Avrahm Yarmolinsky, Penguin Books
George Young. chekhov0329@gmail.com 207.256.9112
All the stories and plays are on Gutenberg.org for free
March 30 LETTERS: 596-631, RECOLLECTIONS, by Maxim Gorky (optional) STORIES: Vanka, The Privy Councillor, A Calamity, At the Mill The Chameleon, The Siren, Sergeant Prishibeyev 34-103
April 6 The Culprit, Daydreams, Heartache, An Encounter, The Letter, The Kiss, The Name-Day Party 103-222
April 13 An Attack of Nerves, Gusev, Anna on the Neck, In the Cart, At Home 222-311
April 20 Peasants, The Man in a Shell, Gooseberries, About Love, The Darling 312-411
April 27 The Lady with the Pet Dog, At Christmas Time, On Official Business, In the Ravine 412-512
Dana Gioia essay “The Lady with the Pet Dog”
To watch “The Lady with the Pet Dog” video you must go to this website: https://sovietmoviesonline.com/melodrama/177-dama-s-sobachkoy.html Scroll down a bit until you see “Watch online The Lady with the Dog with English Russian Spanish Portuguese Arabic Persian subtitles.” You may need to pay $5 to watch the movie if it won’t allow you to watch it free.
May 4 PLAYS: The Boor, 514-530 The Cherry Orchard 531-594
MSC Monday Morning Players perform The Boor
Film – The Cherry Orchard Part I
Film – The Cherry Orchard Part II
Film – The Cherry Orchard Part III
The readings can be found in the table of contents:
