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Часть текста: different ways, a specificity that can be extended to literary movements or even to whole cultural epochs. My hypothesis has been examined in relation to Chekhov’s understanding of communication, as it is revealed in his texts, together with that of some of his predecessors in classical Russian literature (Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky). Studies of communication in Chekhov have, in general, been limited to single stories and plays, or to a small sample of his work. This study examines over three-hundred and fifty Chekhov texts, including all the major plays and short stories, as well as many of the early comic stories (rarely discussed by critics). The theoretical framework of speech genres has been employed to study Chekhov’s complete oeuvre. Since the first performances of his plays by the Moscow Art Theatre, nearly a century ago, critics have pondered misunderstandings and “breakdowns of communication” between Chekhov’s characters. A critical consensus has arisen which argues that: “Chekhov’s characters do not want to understand each other. They are good people but their lack of good will makes their world perish – such is the message of his works.” On the contrary, this study attempts to show that breakdowns of communication in Chekhov’s works are not willed by the characters, but rather due to something irreducible and unavoidable in their attempts to communicate. I believe that human communication lies at the centre of Chekhov’s writings – one could even say that it becomes a field of study in its own right. Of course, Chekhov was not the first European writer to describe the difficulties people encounter in their conversations with one another. But in the pre-Chekhovian literary tradition “failures of...
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Часть текста: г. 29 октября/11 ноября 1901 г., Нью-Йорк New York, November 11th, 1901 Anton Chekhov, Esq., Dear Mr. Chekhov: — I have been informed that you are at work upon a long novel to be entitled “Архиерей” 1 . As you are no doubt aware that there is no such a thing as a mutual agreement between Russia and the United States as to copyright protection, the American publishers have a legal right to publish translations from the Russian without any remuneration to the author of the original. Being connected with several of the largest and thoroughly reliable book-publishing firms, I am in a position to arrange that you shall get a royalty of about 15% on your new novel, if you send me either a copy or proofsheets of the manuscript, so that I could translate the novel and have it published here at the same time it is published in Russia. In that case alone can the translation be copyrighted in this country. If necessary, I should be glad to furnish to you the most reliable references either through the Russian or the American consul. I write this note in the hope that you will look upon my suggestion in the proper light and I beg to assure you that your interests will be properly represented. As to the translation, I can promise you that it will be done carefully, conscientiously, thoroughly. I have already...