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Antosha and Levitasha

- The Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan
Af: Serge Gregory Engelsk Paperback

Antosha and Levitasha

- The Shared Lives and Art of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan
Af: Serge Gregory Engelsk Paperback
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"Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work."â• Slavonic and East European Journal

Accessible and engaging, Antosha and Levitasha will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in art history, late nineteenth-century Russian culture, and biographies.

Antosha and Levitasha is the first book in English devoted to the complex relationship between Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan, one of Russia''s greatest landscape painters. Outside of Russia, a general lack of familiarity with Levitan''s life and art has undermined an appreciation of the cultural significance of his friendship with Chekhov. Serge Gregory''s highly readable study attempts to fill that gap for Western readers by examining a friendship that may have vacillated between periods of affection and animosity, but always reflected an unwavering shared aesthetic.

In Russia, where entire rooms of galleries in Moscow and St. Petersburg are devoted to Levitan''s paintings, the lives of the famous writer and the equally famous artist have long been tied together. To those familiar with the work of both men, it is evident that Levitan''s "landscapes of mood" have much in common with the way that Chekhov''s characters perceive nature as a reflection of their emotional state. Gregory focuses on three overarching themes: the artists'' similar approach to depicting landscape; their romantic and social rivalries within their circle of friends, which included many of Moscow''s leading cultural figures; and the influence of Levitan''s personal life on Chekhov''s stories and plays. He emphasizes the facts of Levitan''s life and his place in late nineteenth-century Russian art, particularly with respect to his dual loyalties to the competing Itinerant and World of Art movements.

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"Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work."â• Slavonic and East European Journal

Accessible and engaging, Antosha and Levitasha will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in art history, late nineteenth-century Russian culture, and biographies.

Antosha and Levitasha is the first book in English devoted to the complex relationship between Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan, one of Russia''s greatest landscape painters. Outside of Russia, a general lack of familiarity with Levitan''s life and art has undermined an appreciation of the cultural significance of his friendship with Chekhov. Serge Gregory''s highly readable study attempts to fill that gap for Western readers by examining a friendship that may have vacillated between periods of affection and animosity, but always reflected an unwavering shared aesthetic.

In Russia, where entire rooms of galleries in Moscow and St. Petersburg are devoted to Levitan''s paintings, the lives of the famous writer and the equally famous artist have long been tied together. To those familiar with the work of both men, it is evident that Levitan''s "landscapes of mood" have much in common with the way that Chekhov''s characters perceive nature as a reflection of their emotional state. Gregory focuses on three overarching themes: the artists'' similar approach to depicting landscape; their romantic and social rivalries within their circle of friends, which included many of Moscow''s leading cultural figures; and the influence of Levitan''s personal life on Chekhov''s stories and plays. He emphasizes the facts of Levitan''s life and his place in late nineteenth-century Russian art, particularly with respect to his dual loyalties to the competing Itinerant and World of Art movements.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 264
ISBN-13: 9780875807317
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0875807313
Kategori: Sovjetunionen
Udg. Dato: 7 dec 2015
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 228mm
Højde: 154mm
Forlag: Cornell University Press
Oplagsdato: 7 dec 2015
Forfatter(e): Serge Gregory
Forfatter(e) Serge Gregory


Kategori Sovjetunionen


ISBN-13 9780875807317


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 264


Udgave


Længde 16mm


Bredde 228mm


Højde 154mm


Udg. Dato 7 dec 2015


Oplagsdato 7 dec 2015


Forlag Cornell University Press

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