Anton Chekhov: The Critical Heritage

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Victor Emeljanow
Psychology Press, 1997 - 471 pages

This set comprises forty volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxed sets (by theme) or as individual volumes.
This second set compliments the first sixty-eight volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995.

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Contents

Three Sisters Queens London 28 January 1938
50
E J DILLON an early evaluation of the young writer
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IS ST JOHN HANKIN on the quality and method of a Chekhov
83
The Seagull Royalty Glasgow 2 November 1909
86
Pseudonymous notice by Jacob Tonson New Age
88
Unsigned notice in The Times May 1911
94
The Seagull Comedy New York 9 April 1929
344
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH in Nation New York May 1929
345
Uncle Vanya Morosco New York 24 May 1929
345
ALISON SMITH in World May 1929
347
BROOKS ATKINSON in New York Times May 1929
348
BROOKS ATKINSON on the 1929 Chekhov season New York Times June 1929
349
Chekhov twentyfive years after Nation New York July 1929
351
The Seagull 14th Street New York 16 September 1929
353

GEORGE CALDERON analyses Chekhovs method 1912
100
The Seagull Little London 31 March 1912
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Unsigned notice in The Times May 1914
128
H W M in Nation London May 1914
129
DESMOND MACCARTHY in New Statesman May 1914
130
E M FORSTER reviews some short stories New Statesman
135
Unsigned notice in TLS November 1915
137
From an unsigned notice in New York Tribune
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Gilbert seldes from a review of Eva Le Galliennes first
149
ROBERT LYND looks at Chekhov as storyteller New
150
Unsigned notice on the Russian craze New York Times
154
HAMILTON FYFE thinks Chekhov overrated English
156
LEONARD WOOLF on Chekhovs contradictions New
162
ALEXANDER BAKSHY on Chekhov and the Moscow
166
S R L in Pall Mall Gazette January 1920
172
DESMOND MACCARTHY compares Chekhov with Shaw
180
From an unsigned notice in Nation New York July
186
G Z PATRICK on Chekhovs positive vision Slavonic
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STORM JAMESON and Chekhovs new form 1920
200
J MIDDLETON MURRY on Chekhovs notebooks Nation
207
Uncle Vanya Royal Court London 27 November 1921
214
W L PHELPS reviews what is known about Chekhov
221
The Cherry Orchard Jolsons New York 22 January 1923
230
Three Sisters Jolsons New York 29 January 1923
237
Unsigned notice in New York Times Book Review
243
WILLIAM GERHARDIE on Chekhovs literary power
252
Uncle Vanya Jolsons New York 28 January 1924
258
The Cherry Orchard Lyric London 25 May 1925
265
ASHLEY DUKES in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
272
The Seagull Little London 19 October 1925
279
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Chekhov as a behaviourist TLS April 1921
285
S P SHERMAN on Chekhov Chekhovians Chekhovism New York HeraldTribune Books November 1925
286
Ivanov Duke of Yorks London 6 December 1925
288
E A B in Daily News December 1925
289
Unsigned notice in Stage December 1925
291
DESMOND MACCARTHY in New Statesman December 1925
292
J T GREIN listens to Komisarjevsky on Chekhov Illus trated London News January 1926
293
Uncle Vanya Barnes London 17 January 1926
295
Unsigned notice in Daily Telegraph January 1926
296
PHI in praise of Komisarjevsky Daily Herald February 1926
297
Three Sisters Barnes London 16 February 1926
299
IVOR BROWN in Saturday Review February 1926
301
J T GREIN in Illustrated London News February 1926
302
N ROYDESMITH a review of the 19256 Chekhov season Outlook February 1926
303
DESMOND MACCARTHY on the Chekhov season New Statesman March 1926
305
NABOKOFF discusses Chekhov on the English stage Contemporary Review 1926
309
The Cherry Orchard Barnes London 28 September 1926
312
Three Sisters 14th Street New York 26 October 1926
313
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH in Nation New York 1926
314
On the first translation of The Wood Demon TLS November 1926
315
ROBINSON replies to the notion that Chekhovs
318
BROOKS ATKINSON reviews the Fagan companys produc
325
Uncle Vanya Garrick London 30 April 1928
332
JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH in Nation New York October
338
The Seagull Fortune London 25 September 1929
356
ST JOHN ERVINE in Observer September 1929
357
HANNEN SWAFFER in Sunday Express September 1929
358
J T GREIN a Russian look at English actors in Chekhov Illustrated London News October 1929
359
Three Sisters Fortune London 23 October 1929
361
E A B in Daily News October 1929
362
HARRIS DEANS in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News November 1929
363
Unsigned notice in Graphic November 1929
364
Uncle Vanya Cort New York 15 April 1930
365
BROOKS ATKINSON in New York Times April 1930
366
JED HARRIS and Chekhovian humour World April 1930
367
JOHN HUTCHENS in Theatre Arts Monthly April 1930
368
STARK YOUNG in New Republic April 1930
369
L R reviews three short plays Era December 1931
371
Review April 1932
372
JOHN GALSWORTHY and the dangerous appeal of Chekhov English Review November 1932
374
The Cherry Orchard New Amsterdam New York 6 March 1933
377
The Cherry Orchard Old Vic London 9 October 1933
379
LESLIE REES in Era October 1933
380
W A DARLINGTON in Daily Telegraph October 1933
381
DESMOND MACCARTHY on Charles Laughton and Athene Seyler New Statesman and Nation October 1933
382
Three Sisters Old Vic London 12 November 1935
384
IVOR BROWN in Observer November 1935
385
MICHAEL SAYERS in New English Weekly November 1935
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STEPHEN WILLIAMS in Evening Standard May 1936
389
H K FISHER in Life and Letters Today Autumn 1936
391
P T in New English Weekly June 1936
392
CHARLES MORGAN in New York Times June 1936
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Uncle Vanya Westminster London 5 February 1937
397
IVOR BROWN in Observer February 1937
398
DESMOND MACCARTHY offers some advice on the interpre tation of Uncle Vanya New Statesman and Nation February 1937
399
JOHN GRIME in Daily Express January 1938
402
LIONEL HALE in News Chronicle February 1938
403
Unsigned notice in Stage February 1938
405
P F G in Time and Tide February 1938
406
P T in New English Weekly February 1938
409
The Seagull Shubert New York 28 March 1938
412
RICHARD WATTS JUN in New York HeraldTribune March 1938
413
BROOKS ATKINSON in New York Times March 1938
414
G J NATHAN in Newsweek April 1938
416
Unsigned notice in Time April 1938
417
STARK YOUNG on translating The Seagull Theatre Arts Monthly October 1938
418
HENRY ADLER discusses Michel Saint Deniss production methods London Mercury November 1938
422
Three Sisters Longacre New York 14 October 1939
426
On grandmothering Chekhov Theatre Arts Monthly NovemberDecember 1939
427
The Cherry Orchard New London 28 August 1941
428
GRAHAM GREENE in Spectator September 1941
429
F S in Theatre World September 1941
430
ALAN DENT in Time and Tide September 1941
431
Three Sisters Barrymore New York 21 December 1942
432
MARY MCCARTHY in Partisan Review 1943
434
Unsigned notice in Commonweal February 1944
441
HERBERT FARJEON in Sunday Graphic January 1945
447
Uncle Vanya Aldwych London 11 May 1914
451
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