Chekhov's Short Stories
LITR1-CE9012
/ $430
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education:
Humanities and Performing Arts
Although better known as a playwright in the West, Anton Chekhov was a master of the short story. Reflecting on the human condition in prerevolutionary Russia, he wrote with clarity and conviction about all classes--aristocrats, peasants, and merchants. Chekhov was a transitional writer; while rooted in the traditions of realism, he introduced themes generally associated with modernism, such as quiet despair, alienation, and the ultimate inability to communicate. Focus on Chekhov's short stories, including the creation of mood and the ironic twist, two of the major features of his writing.
Related Subject Areas:
Literature,
Humanities
Section 1
Tuesday 1:00pm-2:40pm
February 14 - April 24
No class 3/13
10 Sessions
Instructor:
Tanya Mairs
Location: Midtown Center
