Project Gutenberg 2007-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 86 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Flachs-Fokschaneanu, Luise 1863 Ein Heiratsantrag: Scherz in einem Aufzug Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ein Heiratsantrag: Scherz in einem Aufzug" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a one-act comedy play written during the late 19th century. This humorous piece showcases the absurdities of social interactions and marriage proposals among the Russian gentry. The play delves into the themes of love, property disputes, and the eccentricities of human behavior in the context of a seemingly straightforward marriage proposal. The story revolves around Iwan Wassiljitsch Lomow, who visits his neighbor, Stepán Stepánowitsch Tschubúkow, to propose to his daughter, Natalia. However, the situation spirals into chaos as a petty argument erupts between Lomow and Tschubúkow over the ownership of some meadows, which distracts them from the original purpose of Lomow's visit. This disagreement quickly escalates into a heated confrontation involving insults and dramatic gestures, highlighting the ridiculousness of their quarrel. Amidst the conflict, Lomow's deteriorating health due to his anxiety reveals the absurdity of their arguments, showcasing Chekhov's skill in blending humor with poignant observations on human folly. Ultimately, despite their bickering, Lomow and Natalia manage to agree to the engagement, leaving the play with a sarcastic nod to the complexities of relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Russia -- Social life and customs -- Drama PG Text DE Drama Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 67182 67190 2024-09-09T14:33:48.715353 2023-09-10T07:09:48.136012 text/html text/html 66138 2007-09-02T13:14:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36102 2007-09-02T13:14:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95810 2024-09-09T14:33:52.425340 application/epub+zip 94676 2024-09-09T14:33:50.086365 application/epub+zip 78370 2024-09-09T14:33:49.217377 application/epub+zip 246934 2024-09-09T14:33:54.191378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233545 2024-09-09T14:33:51.849371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182362 2022-09-10T13:26:28.930382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52017 51916 2024-09-09T14:33:48.402362 2023-09-10T07:09:47.818029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 51487 2007-09-02T13:13:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18860 2007-09-02T13:14:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19526 2024-09-09T14:33:54.328350 application/rdf+xml 17528 2024-09-09T14:33:49.576349 image/jpeg 3903 2024-09-09T14:33:49.394442 image/jpeg 98086 2024-09-09T14:33:48.724374 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia