A Month in the Country
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Book Overview
Comedy / 8 m. 5 f. 1 c. / Int./ext.A bored wife living in the Russian countryside falls in love with her little boy's handsome new tutor just like all of the women in the household. The wife's chief rival turns out to be her 17 year old ward; they make a wonderful portrait of two different women in love. "What a charming play.... The workmanship is carefully wrought. The lines of characterization are fine.... It seems like a breath of fresh air." N.Y. Times. FEE: $75 per performance.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0573612447
ISBN13:9780573612442
Release Date:April 2009
Publisher:Concord Theatricals
Length:116 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Turgenev's skill shines through
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is not a dramatic masterpiece, but anyone who appreciates Turgenev will benefit from it. I was motivated to read this play in preparation for its performance by the United Players of Vancouver next month.
Turgenev's greatest play
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A reviewer before me said Turgenev came in the footsteps of the other great Russians. He might have been after Gogol, whom was the first master of fiction to turn to realism, but he was basically a frontrunner of both Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky (and Chekhov). At Gogol's death in 1852 Turgenev wrote an eulogy on Gogol and published the short-story cycle "A Sportsman's Sketches", and was banished to his estate. After this he went abroad and spent most of his time in Paris, where he more than anybody made Russian literature known to the outside world. His greatest novels were "A Nest of Gentlefolk", "On the Eve" and of course "Fathers and Sons". "A Month in the Country" is a pleasant and amusing play of the day, and his very best. One that later also highly inspired Chekhov. Further reading recommended: "The Essential Turgenev".
Russian+19th century=good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
In the footsteps of other such amazing Russian authors comes Turgenev, and his wonderfully written play 'A Month in the Country.' If you love Russian literature of this time period, and you like Love triangles, and plays, then this story can not go wrong.
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