«THREE SISTERS» BY ANTON CHEKHOV IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARTISTIC SEARCH IN THE EARLY XX CENTURY

Golovchiner Valentina Egorovna

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The article is devoted to the analysis of Anton Chekhov's play «Three sisters» in comparison with the play «The Lower Depths» by Maxim Gorkiy. Valentina Golovchiner studies dramatist's search in the context of modern art at the turn of XIX-XX centuries. Cyclic motives in «Three sisters» are interpreted as manifestations of impressionism, while «The Lower Depths» is regarded in the article as an expressionist play. Valentina Golovchiner looks into both creations in connection with epic drama.

Keywords: drama, action, motif, mood, impressionism, reflection, expressionism

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Issue: 8, 2010

Series of issue: Issue 8

Rubric: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of A.P. Chekhov

Pages: 5 — 10

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