The world theatre of Anton Chekhov. Book review: Kissel V.S. Chekhov’s cosmos. Theatre, space and time. Saint Petersburg: Aleteya, 2024. 410 p.
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-2-240-246
Abstract
The review considers the book by German researcher Wolfgang Stefan Kissel “Chekhov’s cosmos. Theatre, space and time”. The importance of this monograph is shown both for the study of Chekhov’s dramatic legacy and for the study of the dramatic genre of literature and theatrical practices.
About the Author
Yurii V. Domanskii
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yurii V. Domanskii, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), professor
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
References
1. Kissel, V.S. (2012), Čechovs Kosmos. Theater, Raum und Zeit, Böhlau Verlag, Wien, Austria.
2. Kissel, V.S. (2024), Kosmos Chekhova. Teatr, prostranstvo i vremya [Chekhov’s cosmos. Theatre, space and time], Aleteya, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
3. Rayfield, D. (2023), Zhizn’ Antona Chekhova [The life of Anton Chekhov], KoLibri, Moscow, Russia.
4. Spachil’, O.V. (2023), “Modern Chekhov studies. A brief overview of foreign publications (2012–2023)”, RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 609–618.
5. Zhukova, O.A. (2024), “Chekhov’s theatre in the space and time of culture”, in Kissel’, V.S., Kosmos Chekhova. Teatr, prostranstvo i vremya [Chekhov’s cosmos. Theatre, space and time], Aleteya, Saint Petersburg, Russia, pp. 5–18.
Review
For citations:
Domanskii Yu.V. The world theatre of Anton Chekhov. Book review: Kissel V.S. Chekhov’s cosmos. Theatre, space and time. Saint Petersburg: Aleteya, 2024. 410 p. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(2):240-246. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-2-240-246
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