| Genre: | Textbook |
|---|---|
| Language : | English |
| Published: | January 01, 2004 |
| Edition: | 10th |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780413774033 |
| ISBN10: | 0413774031 |
| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 8.0 x 0.22 inches |
| Weight: | 78 g |
About the Book
Published to tie in with the world premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history and in the society around them. Their estate is hopelessly in debt: urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they struggle to act decisively. Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness.