Three Sisters, The

By Chekhov, Anton

Book Id: WPLBN0002952634
Format Type:
File Size: 67.97 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Three Sisters, The
Author:	Chekhov, Anton
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Dramatic Works, Historical Fiction, Philosophy
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Three Sisters, The
Historic Publication Date:	1901
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Chekhov, B. A. (1901). Three Sisters, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Three Sisters is a naturalistic play about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world. It describes the lives and aspirations of the Prozorov family, the three sisters (Olga, Masha, and Irina) and their brother Andrei. They are a family dissatisfied and frustrated with their present existence. The sisters are refined and cultured young women who grew up in urban Moscow; however for the past eleven years they have been living in a small provincial town. Moscow is a major symbolic element: the sisters are always dreaming of it and constantly express their desire to return. They identify Moscow with their happiness, and thus to them it represents the perfect life. However as the play develops Moscow never materializes and they all see their dreams recede further and further. Meaning never presents itself and they are forced to seek it out for themselves.

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Historical Fiction, Philosophy