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The Seagull

The Seagull (Russian: Ча́йка, romanized: Cháyka) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. The Seagull is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts among four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue…

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Genre
Tragicomedy
Date
17 October 1896
Original language
Russian
Place
Alexandrinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Setting
Sorin's country estate
Written by
Anton Chekhov

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related to Other notable productions · 210
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related to Translation · 21
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related to Theatre · 16
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related to Premiere in St. Petersburg · 13
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related to Film · 12
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related to Analysis and criticism · 9
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related to Opera · 4
The Seagull → English, Kenward Elmslie, The, Thomas Pasatieri
Date · 1
The Seagull → 17 October 1896

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The SeagullDate17 October 18961.00infobox
The SeagullGenreTragicomedy1.00infobox
The SeagullOriginal languageRussian1.00infobox
The SeagullPlaceAlexandrinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia1.00infobox
The SeagullSettingSorin's country estate1.00infobox
The SeagullWritten byAnton Chekhov1.00infobox
The Seagullis atragicomedy written in 1895 as an alternative to contemporary theatre in Russia0.90text
warinstance ofSome authors argue that the development of this play should be understood in relation to historical conditions0.80text
immigrationinstance ofSome authors argue that the development of this play should be understood in relation to historical conditions0.80text
repression .Chekov likely wanted to break the standard of theater at the timeinstance ofSome authors argue that the development of this play should be understood in relation to historical conditions0.80text
in which women only existed as a part of the central male leadinstance ofSome authors argue that the development of this play should be understood in relation to historical conditions0.80text
the common gullinstance ofso the bird in question was in all likelihood a lake-dwelling gull0.80text

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