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Chekhov: The Hidden Ground Hardback - 1998
by Philip Callow
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Examining Chekhov's life within the context of his art, Mr. Callow finds him astonishingly modern: the new kind of man, uncomfortable in the world and refusing to sentimentalize his unease. But the love theme that is central to his biography and his art, which Mr. Callow explores with a novelist's skills and sensitivities, has been somehow slighted by Chekhov scholars. It is the hidden ground from which his work sprang and on which his divided life stood. We must constantly remind ourselves that Chekhov was for years a doctor first and a writer second, seeing writing as a frivolous, irrelevant activity. He exhausted himself with this double life and was soon in bad health. Mr. Callow's portrait reveals a puzzlingly elusive man who constantly surprises us: a modest genius who finds the whole nature of fame unseemly; a man furious at injustice who is apolitical; a humorist in despair before the mediocrity, stupidity, and cruelty of the world; a generous spirit unable to stop working to improve the lot of others, incapable of turning anyone away, who remains stubbornly apart and hidden.
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- Title Chekhov: The Hidden Ground
- Author Philip Callow
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 443
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ivan R. Dee Publisher, Chicago, IL, U.S.A
- Publication date 1998-05-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
- ISBN 9781566631877 / 1566631874
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.57 x 6.73 x 1.51 in (24.31 x 17.09 x 3.84 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Category Biography / Autobiography
- Library of Congress subjects Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, Authors, Russian - 19th century - Biography
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 97-46679
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/1998, Page 1588
- Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/1998, Page 312
- Library Journal, 04/01/1998, Page 86
- Publishers Weekly, 04/20/1998, Page 53
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