The novel “One Night with Chekhov” by Victoria Makri. An intertextual dialogue with the author of “Three Sisters”
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-11-213-220
Abstract
The article considers how the text of Chekhov’s play “Three Sisters” is interpreted and transformed in the novel “One Night with Chekhov” (2015) by Greek writer Victoria Makri. Through an analysis of Victoria Makri’s novel, the study demonstrates how Chekhov’s text, when interacting with contemporary narrative in a new cultural and temporal context, becomes a tool for reflecting on timeless existential issues – ideals, happiness, love, and identity. The author draws on the researches of M.M. Bakhtin, J. Kristeva, and Y.M. Lotman in the fields of intertextuality and cultural dialogue.
About the Author
P. Organtzis
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Panagiotis Organtzis, postgraduate student
6-6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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For citations:
Organtzis P. The novel “One Night with Chekhov” by Victoria Makri. An intertextual dialogue with the author of “Three Sisters”. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(11(1)):213-220. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-11-213-220
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