CHEKHOV'S POWERS AS A SHORT STORY WRITER
CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES reveal, above all, his observation and love of mankind. He depicts people as they are-good, bad, or a mixture of qualities and defects-never judging them or moralizing; he even seems to love them all equally and is, indeed, a kind of Russian Chaucer in the way he stands...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Library review (Glasgow) 1965-02, Vol.20 (2), p.97-104 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES reveal, above all, his observation and love of mankind. He depicts people as they are-good, bad, or a mixture of qualities and defects-never judging them or moralizing; he even seems to love them all equally and is, indeed, a kind of Russian Chaucer in the way he stands aside and observes. Cruelty is the only sin he condemns. |
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| ISSN: | 0024-2535 1758-793X |
| DOI: | 10.1108/eb012425 |