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Chekhov's Short Stories
FromLit Century
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, hosts Catherine Nichols and Sandra Newman talk about the short stories of Anton Chekhov, particularly "Lady With a Little Dog" and "Ward No. 6." What do these stories tell us about the revolutionary sentiment that was about to change not just Russia but the world? The stories embody a radical hopelessness, but also a harsh judgment of that hopelessness. Do we need to continue to hope in order to be good people? And is Chekhov telling us that (partly for that reason) it's not possible for some people to be good?
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Released:
Mar 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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