Russian Drama

Turgenev: Plays

Name: Turgenev: Plays
Author: Ivan Turgenev
ISBN: 9781840020489

by Ivan Turgenev, Stephen Mulrine (Translator), Stephen Mulrine

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Overview

This selection not only reveals the extent of Turgenev's achievement as a dramatist, but sheds an interesting light on the novels that followed. Includes: A Month in the Country, Stony Broke, One of the Family, Lunch at His Excellency's, A Provincial Day, and The Bachelor.

Synopsis

Turgenev (1818-1883) tends to be seen in Chekhov’s shadow, yet his plays pre-date Chekhov’s work by nearly half a century. A Month in the Country is Turgenev’s acknowledged masterpiece.

Includes the plays; A Month in the Country, Stony Broke, One of the Family, The Bachelor, Lunch at His Excellency's and A Provincial Lady.