Chekhov The Hidden Ground

A major achievement--Callow examines Chekhov's life within the context of the evolution of his art, making the reader acutely aware of the hidden ground from which his work sprang and on which his life stood. A beautifully written biography by a novelist, poet, and biographer.

Foreword

xiii

1 Family, Shop, and School

3

(18)

2 Alone in Taganrog

21

(13)

3 Medicine and Humor

34

(24)

4 New Doctor

58

(16)

5 From Leykin to Suvorin

74

(22)

6 Dejection and Death

96

(34)

7 Dreams of Exile

130

(23)

8 Sakhalin and After

153

(28)

9 At Melikhovo

181

(21)

10 Domesticity and Lika

202

(23)

11 To the South

225

(13)

12 Social Worker

238

(18)

13 Disaster in Petersburg

256

(15)

14 On the Move

271

(22)

15 Gorky and Tolstory

293

(18)

16 Certified Invalid

311

(14)

17 Yalta Without Olga

325

(16)

18 Escaping the Text

341

(18)

19 Secret Marriage

359

(23)

20 "It's Over"

382

(23)

Acknowledgments

405

(2)

A Chronology of Chekhov's Life and Times

407

(4)

A Note on Sources, Dates, and Transliterations

411

(2)

Selected Bibliography

413

(4)

Index

417

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Chekhov The Hidden Ground

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