The Relationship between Chekhov's works and the natural world.

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Title: The Relationship between Chekhov's works and the natural world.
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Subject: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Criticism and interpretation., Ecocriticism.
Description: Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the environment where texts that illustrate environmental concerns also investigate the ways characters in literature treat the natural world around them. There are certain authors who are widely considered preeminent writers in the study of ecocriticism. However, I believe that the works of many other writers could benefit from being examined with ecocriticism in mind, such as the 19th century Russian realist Anton Chekhov. During his lifetime, Chekhov saw the emancipation of the serfs in Russia by Tsar Alexander II in 1861. Because of this, many former serfs who lived in the country were propelled to move to the cities to find work, Chekhov’s own family among them. Stemming from this vast change in environment, his writings deal with the changing relationships between people and their surroundings, particularly peasants who find themselves in unfamiliar situations in the cities of Russia. In this paper I would like to make the case that some selected works of Anton Chekhov (particularly the short stories“ Misery,” “Peasants,” “The Evildoer,” along with his play The Cherry Orchard) should be read with the lens of ecocriticism because they then reveal the ways in which the elimination of serfdom changed the way people viewed the natural world in late 19th century Russia and their respective places in it., Honors Thesis Advisor : Dr. Keat Murray.
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Contributor: Britvich, Bradley R. (Author), California University of Pennsylvania. Honors Program.
Date: 2018
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Identifier: cali:768
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