Five plays
/ Anton Chekhov ; translated and with an introd. by Ronald Hingley
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 1980.
- xxxi, 294 p. ; 19 cm.
- The World's classics .
Chekhov's worldwide reputation as a dramatist rests on five great plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard . All are presented in this collection, taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov , in Ronald Hingley's acclaimed translation. Hingley has also written an introduction specifically for this volume in which he provides a detailed history of Chekhov's involvement in the theater and an assessment of his accomplishment as a dramatist.