The Brute and Other Farces (Bentley)

Eric Bentley, Theodore Hoffman, Anton Chekhov

The Brute and Other Farces (Bentley)

Eric Bentley, Theodore Hoffman, Anton Chekhov

Overview

All the farces of the great dramatist in sprightly translations.

Plays include:
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
Swan Song
The Brute
Marriage Proposal
Summer in the Country
Wedding
The Celebration

Authors

Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley was born in England in 1916, became an American citizen in 1948, in 1998 was inducted into the (American) Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2011 won a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Scholar, critic, teacher, performer, translator and, final ...

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Theodore Hoffman

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...

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