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Œuvres, tome 1: Théâtre complet - Récits 1882-1886
Pour la première fois l'ensemble de l'oeuvre de Tchékhov est offerte au public français sous la forme ramassée de trois volumes de la Pléiade. Le premier tome comporte le Théâtre, traduit par Elsa Triolet, y compris le Platonov, oeuvre de jeunesse étrange et touffue, récemment mise à jour, qui profile en un raccourci baroque tout l'univers théâtral du Tchékhov de la maturité. Le théâtre est suivi des Récits pour la période 1882-1886. C'est l'époque des débuts de Tchékhov ; elle est dominée par sa participation aux petites revues satiriques du temps et par la veine humoristique, mais, derrière la fantaisie pittoresque, pointent déjà l'émotion et l'acuité de l'oeuvre ultérieure.
1568 pages, Leather Bound
Published January 26, 1968
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Anton Chekhov
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Dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against [a:Alfred Dreyfu
Dramas, such as The Seagull (1896, revised 1898), and including "A Dreary Story" (1889) of Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, also Chekov, concern the inability of humans to communicate.
Born ( Антон Павлович Чехов ) in the small southern seaport of Taganrog, the son of a grocer. His grandfather, a serf, bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in 1841. He also taught to read. A cloth merchant fathered Yevgenia Morozova, his mother.
"When I think back on my childhood," Chekhov recalled, "it all seems quite gloomy to me." Tyranny of his father, religious fanaticism, and long nights in the store, open from five in the morning till midnight, shadowed his early years. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog from 1867 to 1868 and then Taganrog grammar school. Bankruptcy of his father compelled the family to move to Moscow. At the age of 16 years in 1876, independent Chekhov for some time alone in his native town supported through private tutoring.
In 1879, Chekhov left grammar school and entered the university medical school at Moscow. In the school, he began to publish hundreds of short comics to support his mother, sisters and brothers. Nicholas Leikin published him at this period and owned Oskolki (splinters), the journal of Saint Petersburg. His subjected silly social situations, marital problems, and farcical encounters among husbands, wives, mistresses, and lust; even after his marriage, Chekhov, the shy author, knew not much of whims of young women.
Nenunzhaya pobeda , first novel of Chekhov, set in 1882 in Hungary, parodied the novels of the popular Mór Jókai. People also mocked ideological optimism of Jókai as a politician.
Chekhov graduated in 1884 and practiced medicine. He worked from 1885 in Peterburskaia gazeta.
In 1886, Chekhov met H.S. Suvorin, who invited him, a regular contributor, to work for Novoe vremya, the daily paper of Saint Petersburg. He gained a wide fame before 1886. He authored The Shooting Party , his second full-length novel, later translated into English. Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in later her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd . First book of Chekhov in 1886 succeeded, and he gradually committed full time. The refusal of the author to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intelligentsia, who criticized him for dealing with serious social and moral questions but avoiding giving answers. Such leaders as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov, however, defended him. "I'm not a liberal, or a conservative, or a gradualist, or a monk, or an indifferentist. I should like to be a free artist and that's all..." Chekhov said in 1888.
The failure of The Wood Demon , play in 1889, and problems with novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In 1890, he traveled across Siberia to Sakhalin, remote prison island. He conducted a detailed census of ten thousand convicts and settlers, condemned to live on that harsh island. Chekhov expected to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. Hard conditions on the island probably also weakened his own physical condition. From this journey came his famous travel book.
Chekhov practiced medicine until 1892. During these years, Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgmental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: "1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects; 4. extreme brevity; 5. audacity and originality; flee the stereotype; 6. compassion." Because he objected that the paper conducted against [a:Alfred Dreyfu
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June 18, 2025Évidemment j’ai pas tout lu mais après 2 ans à bosser sur Tchekhov j’ai besoin de venir dire ici à quel point cette pléiade est NULLE j’ai jamais vu ça !!! Y a aucun appareil critique, aucun dossier frère c’est n’importe quoi Elsa Triolet ton nom fait pas tout ma chérie 2 pages d’analyse/pièce et puis quoi encore ? Ceux qui ont pris tout le plat dans leur assiette laissant les autres vides ?
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Une fenêtre sur la réalité
Ce premier tome des œuvres de Tchékhov par La Pléiade comporte le théâtre ainsi que les récits de 1882 jusqu’à l’année 1886.
Comme pour tous les volumes de La pléiade, la lecture est dense, longue, mais le plaisir n’en est que plus total et mérité.
La lecture chronologique des œuvres permet une véritable découverte du style et de l’évolution de ce dernier.
Si je devais résumer ce volume de plus de mille cinq cents pages, je crois que deux mots s’imposent : fenêtre et réalité.
Tchékhov ne semble pas intéresser par les grands récits épiques, les tragédies ou autres récits épiques. Tchékhov redonne sa place au peuple, à sa simplicité, à ses affaires de cœurs, ses réflexions ou ses angoisses.
Lorsqu’on se lance dans le théâtre de Tchekhov, on a l’impression d’atterrir dans un salon de saint Pétersbourg sans y être invité, en pleine discussion sur un sujet quelconque. C’est les sujets de mariages, d’argent, de fortune et de malheurs qui reviennent le plus souvent.
Pour les récits, la plupart sont finalement des nouvelles : et là encore ce qui en ressort est l’authenticité.
Avec son second degrés, Tchekhov couve du regard sarcastique mais pas moins bienveillant, la société russe et ses préoccupations.
Ce premier tome des œuvres de Tchékhov par La Pléiade comporte le théâtre ainsi que les récits de 1882 jusqu’à l’année 1886.
Comme pour tous les volumes de La pléiade, la lecture est dense, longue, mais le plaisir n’en est que plus total et mérité.
La lecture chronologique des œuvres permet une véritable découverte du style et de l’évolution de ce dernier.
Si je devais résumer ce volume de plus de mille cinq cents pages, je crois que deux mots s’imposent : fenêtre et réalité.
Tchékhov ne semble pas intéresser par les grands récits épiques, les tragédies ou autres récits épiques. Tchékhov redonne sa place au peuple, à sa simplicité, à ses affaires de cœurs, ses réflexions ou ses angoisses.
Lorsqu’on se lance dans le théâtre de Tchekhov, on a l’impression d’atterrir dans un salon de saint Pétersbourg sans y être invité, en pleine discussion sur un sujet quelconque. C’est les sujets de mariages, d’argent, de fortune et de malheurs qui reviennent le plus souvent.
Pour les récits, la plupart sont finalement des nouvelles : et là encore ce qui en ressort est l’authenticité.
Avec son second degrés, Tchekhov couve du regard sarcastique mais pas moins bienveillant, la société russe et ses préoccupations.
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