This page serves as a starting point for doing dramaturgical research about The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov.
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Worlds of the Play Look for information about the political, social, historical, and economic environment of the play. |
Some topics to research:
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Death |
Gender |
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Emotions / Mood |
Love |
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Family Relations |
Machines/ Progress |
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Garden symbolism |
Social Class |
Plot Summaries
 | Masterplots, Second Series / REF PN 44 M2, vol. 1 |
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The Author and His/Her Worlds Look for playwright's influences, life experiences, dominant themes, social, political, philosophical, and moral attitudes of the day. |
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Books
| Contemporary Authors / REF
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| Cyclopedia of World Authors / REF PN 451 C93 | ||
| European Authors 1000-1900 / REF
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| European Writers / REF
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| International Dictionary of Theatre: Playwrights (vol.2) / REF PN 2035 I49 |
See also SIMON. Some subject search terms to try:
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| Russia Social Conditions |
| Russia Social Life and Customs |
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Tip: Ref =
Reference, located on the main floor, across from the I-Commons
Databases
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Drama Criticism, Reviews & Production History Look for original and subsequent productions, analysis of the play's contributions to literature |
Books
| Critical Evaluations of Selected Novels and Plays / REF PN44 M35 | ||
| Critical Survey of Drama: Authors / REF PN 1625 C74, vol. 1 | ||
| International Dictionary of Theatre: Plays/ REF PN 2035 I59
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| McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama / REFPN 1625 A3 I984, vol. 1 | ||
| New York Theatre Critic's Reviews / REF PN2000 N76 | ||
| New York Times Theater Reviews / REF PN2266 N48 | ||
| Reference Guide to World Literature / REF
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance / PN 2035 O94 | ||
| Twentieth Century Literary Criticism / REF PN771 C5
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Chekhov then and now: the reception of Chekhov in world culture / request from Summit
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If the fulltext of the article is not available through the database, check the Journal Locator.
| Images & Sounds Look for video clips, music, photographs, and images (representational, metaphorical, and abstract.) |
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Books
Illustration Index/ N7525.V3 Reference
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Includes references to images found in books and periodicals |
SIMON Search Tips:
| Combine your keyword with pictorial |
| Use sounds as subject heading |
| Limit keyword search to material type: film & video, music |
| recording, non-music recordings |
Databases
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Art Index, Includes references to images found in periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins | ||
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Web Sites
Use a search engine like Google, Dogpile or Altavista.
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Limit your search to pictures or sounds. |
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Sources, Analogues & Influences Look for those materials that helped provide a basis for the play, that influenced its development, or that share similar attributes, qualities, or characteristics |
Shakespeare
Bennett, Robert B. "The Golden Age in the Cycles of History: Analogous Visions of Shakespeare and Chekhov." Comparative Literature Studies, 28:2 (1991), pp. 156-77.
Influence on George Bernard Shaw
See also sources in The Author & His/Her Worlds, Drama Criticism
| Look for the words "sources" or "influence" |
