Anton Chekhov 1860-1904 - 1860 January 17 Born in Taganrog (small town in S. of Russia)
- Grandson of serf, born into large family
- Father a gloomy religious person, becomes a bankrupt
- Chekhov later wrote how he “squeezed the slave out of himself drop by drop.”
The Chekhovs To Moscow! - 1879 Enters Medical faculty at Moscow University
- 1880 Begins to publish in humorous magazines under pseudonyms
- 1884 Graduates from med school Approx now first signs of TB
An omen… - 1886 Starts to publish stories under his own name
- 1887 Writes Ivanov
- 1888 The Wood Demon
- 1888 Steppe (long story).
- 1889 Brother Nikolai dies of TB
Settling down - 1890 Journey to penal colony in Sakhalin to conduct a sociological survey
- returns to Russia via Singapore, Sri Lanka
- 1892 Buys country estate at Melikhovo outside Moscow.
Melikhovo Staying alive… - 1897 Major signs of tuberculosis, moves to Yalta, travels to Nice, France.
- 1898 Moscow Art Theatre revives Seagull, it is a hit.
- 1899 Uncle Vanya
The last years… - 1901 Three Sisters; marries actress Olga Knipper
- 1903 Cherry Orchard
- 1904 2 July Dies in Badenweiler in Germany.
Famous sayings - “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.”
- “Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.”
- “Conciseness is the sister of talent.”
Chekhov’s values - Modesty – hard work – discretion – respect for others
- Not a moralist – an ethicist
- knew Orthodox ritual better than any Russian writer
- Not a believer – but saw faith as a broad field between two poles of belief and disbelief
- Not a revolutionary: in his life’s actions showed he believed in gradual progress, not radical solutions
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