Why this topic, why these plays
The plays gathered under "Russia" share a recurring thematic preoccupation that, across 6 different scripts in our archive, has produced a remarkable variety of theatrical solutions. Reading them in proximity to one another is one of the more useful comparative exercises a student of dramatic writing can do, because the contrasts in tone, structure, and resolution show how much choice a playwright really has, even when the underlying subject is the same. The list below collects the works in our library that catalogue indexers identified with this subject; in some cases the connection is overt and in others oblique, but in every case the thematic affinity is real and worth pursuing.
All plays on this topic (6)
- The Storm — by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky
- Swan Song — by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- The Sea-Gull — by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- Ivanoff: A Play — by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts — by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
- The Inspector-General — by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol