Project Gutenberg 2006-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 3729 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton The Sea-Gull Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "The Sea-Gull" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a play written during the late 19th century and is notable for its exploration of art, unrequited love, and the complexities of human relationships. The central characters include Irina Arkadina, an aging actress; her son Constantine Treplieff, an aspiring playwright; and Nina Zaryechtnaya, a young girl drawn to the world of the theater. The dynamics of these characters unfold against the backdrop of a rural estate, highlighting themes of ambition, jealousy, and the search for identity. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to a range of characters in the park of Sorin's estate, setting the stage for the amateur performance of Treplieff's play. The opening scenes establish conversations that reveal the emotional struggles of Masha, who dresses in black mourning her unhappiness; the conflicts between Treplieff and his mother, Arkadina, regarding the nature of art and personal fulfillment; and the arrival of Nina, who becomes a focal point of affection for both Treplieff and the established author Boris Trigorin. As they prepare for the play, themes of love, artistic ambition, and the inevitable disconnect between reality and aspiration begin to emerge, foreshadowing the deeper explorations that will follow throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Drama Man-woman relationships -- Drama Russian drama -- Translations into English Authors, Russian -- 19th century -- Drama PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 158043 158052 2024-09-01T10:56:51.767951 2023-10-01T09:56:17.529484 text/html text/html 160134 2016-09-10T11:08:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii 50909 2016-09-10T11:09:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 97234 2024-09-01T10:56:55.966943 application/epub+zip 98012 2024-09-01T10:56:52.996962 application/epub+zip 98011 2024-09-01T10:56:52.240945 application/epub+zip 187532 2024-09-01T10:56:58.175925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221223 2024-09-01T10:56:55.480941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221392 2022-09-01T12:24:24.944117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124717 124683 2024-09-01T10:56:51.352976 2023-10-01T09:56:17.193488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125174 2016-09-10T11:04:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 47617 2016-09-10T11:09:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 124557 2009-01-05T12:45:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47466 2009-01-05T12:46:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21507 2024-09-01T10:56:58.308913 application/rdf+xml 11186 2024-09-01T10:56:52.585951 image/jpeg 3154 2024-09-01T10:56:52.410956 image/jpeg 96755 2024-09-01T10:56:51.780952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia