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CHEKHOV: A BIOGRAPHY
Ernest
J.
Simmons
Ernest
J.
Simmons' portrait of Chekhov is a fresh and full-bodied one.
Drawing upon his thorough knowledge of the man and his times and
from a wealth of new material-including letters and diaries-only re–
cently available in Russia, the biographer vividly recreates Chekhov's
private life and career.
"Professor Simmons' admirable book . . . must now be con–
sidered the 'definitive' biography in English."
(Chicago Daily News)
"Mr. Simmons combines scholarship with a deep feeling for
his subject. He is obviously very fond of Chekhov, and this gives a live
and vibrant note to his narrative . . . a remarkable, probably unique
biography." (Marc Slonim,
New York Times)
P372
LC:76-117623
686
pages
$3.95
VICTORIAN PEOPLE
A Reassessment of Persons and Themes, 1851-1867
Revised Edition
Asa Briggs
Asa Briggs views the period which opened with the Great Exhibition of
1851 and closed in 1867 with the second Reform Bill as the golden age
of Victorian England, the height of the queen's reign, an age with a
splendid unity of its own. With penetration and wit the author explores
this unity through a study of the thought and character of selected men
of varied backgrounds and occupations.
"For expounding this theme, this interaction of event and
personality, Mr. Briggs is abundantly and happily endowed. He is always
readable, often amusing, never facetious. He is widely read and widely
interested. He has a sound historic judgment, and an unfailing sense for
what is significant in the historic sequence and what is merely topical. ...
Above all, he is in sympathy with the age of which he is writing."
(Times
Literary Supplement)
P365
LC:55-5118
324
pages
$2.45
GIRAUDOUX
Three Faces of
Destiny
Robert Cohen
Robert Cohen analyzes Giraudoux's twelve major plays, orgaruzmg them
into three groups of four plays each: the sexual plays, the political plays,
and the metaphysical plays. He demonstrates that the famous Giraudoux
"style" is a direct reflection of his philosophical premises, and a precursor
to existentialist theater, the theater of the absurd, and the theater of
cruelty.
"Few full length critical studies of the French playwright and
diplomat Jean Giraudoux have appeared in English. This new book by
Robert Cohen is an excellent addition to this collection, for the student of
French literature, as well as for the theater lover."
(Library Journal)
"Cohen's study is the first in English to deal with Giraudoux
as a serious thinker and committed dramatist."
(Choice)
P371
LC:68-29058
174
pages
$2.45
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